Alphonse Latham LLP
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One of 2,276 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 331 handling Immigration Law.
About Alphonse Latham LLP
Alphonse Latham LLP helps businesses, individuals and families with immigration to Canada and the United States, and with workplace law, drawing on close to ten years of work in both fields. Alongside the cross-border immigration practice, the team handles Canadian employment and human rights law, runs workplace investigations and delivers corporate training. Because the firm is licensed in both Canada and the U.S., clients dealing with two immigration systems can get guidance on each from one place, and services are offered in English, French and Haitian Creole.
Partner Lavinia Latham is an employment and human rights lawyer who has represented clients before courts and tribunals in Ontario and across Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada among them. Laura Wilson-Lewis brings an entertainment and intellectual property practice after serving most recently as the only in-house counsel at Warner Music Canada.
Carl Alphonse, a U.S. and Canadian immigration lawyer, has handled more than 1,000 applications and has appeared before the Federal Court of Canada, the Immigration Appeal Division, the Refugee Appeal Division and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Carl Alphonse founded the firm, serves as its Managing Partner, holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa and Michigan State College of Law, and is a member of the Ontario and New York bars as well as a recognized Foreign Legal Consultant in Ontario.
The firm works out of First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto, and consultations can be booked as either a 30-minute or a 60-minute meeting.
Practice areas
Canadian immigration
On the Canadian side, Alphonse Latham handles Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program files, family and spousal sponsorships, humanitarian and compassionate applications, and criminal inadmissibility. Entrepreneurs growing a business in Canada or the U.S., professionals after employment-based visas and families seeking to reunite are all part of the client base.
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U.S. immigration
For the United States, the firm covers work visas including TN, L, E1/E2/E3, H-1B, H-1B1, O and P, along with family-based green cards, adjustment of status and consular processing, and DACA and other humanitarian relief. Employers can get help with I-9 compliance and with immigration compliance when the company goes through corporate changes.
Employment and human rights
Alphonse Latham advises both employees and employers in Ontario. Employees come for wrongful or constructive dismissal claims, severance review and negotiation, accommodation and return-to-work planning, and representation at the Human Rights Tribunal and in court, while employers get employment contracts and policies and guidance on terminations and risk. Partner Lavinia Latham practises in this area.
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Workplace investigations
The firm conducts independent, trauma-informed investigations for organizations, looking into complaints such as harassment, discrimination, racism and sexual misconduct, and also offers third-party reviews and policy assessments.
Corporate training
Workshops for organizations focus on respectful workplaces, diversity, equity and inclusion, and anti-racism, with an eye to both legal compliance and workplace culture.
Entertainment and intellectual property
Creators, entrepreneurs, production companies and growing brands in entertainment, media and digital industries turn to the firm for legal support. Laura Wilson-Lewis brings an entertainment and IP practice to this work.
Good to know
Accessible parkingHow Alphonse Latham LLP works
Alphonse Latham commits to handling every file with care, urgency and transparency. In workplace investigations the firm's policy is to interview and analyse with empathy, discretion and respect for everyone involved, and on the employment side it puts an understanding of systemic barriers at the centre of its work toward inclusive workplaces.
Milestones & recognition
- Carl Alphonse has been recognized with the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers Young Lawyer Award and with the Club Canadien de Toronto's young professional award, the Jeune professionnel category of the Prix RelèveON.
- Lavinia Latham co-developed the Anti-Racist Leadership course for the Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario and has led more than 100 workshops on equity and human rights.
- Laura Wilson-Lewis was named to Billboard Canada’s first Women in Music list in 2024, and in 2025 received the Rising Leader Award from Women in Music Canada and the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni “One to Watch” Gold Key Award.
In the community
- Carl Alphonse has given more than 30 public legal education sessions in the Greater Toronto Area.
- Carl Alphonse shares immigration knowledge through appearances on CBC and on CHOQ FM, Toronto's francophone radio station, and the firm's press coverage includes Radio-Canada pieces on the suspension of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, device searches at the U.S. border and artificial intelligence in asylum claims.
Affiliations & connections
- Canadian Association of Black Lawyers: Carl Alphonse, the founder of Alphonse Latham LLP, serves as President of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers.
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Languages on the roster
- English, French, Haitian Creole
The neighbourhood
Alphonse Latham's office is in Suite 5600 at 100 King Street West, inside First Canadian Place. The skyscraper stands at the northwest corner of King and Bay in Toronto's Financial District, on a block that was once home to two major newspapers. From 1975 until June 2025 it was the tallest building in Canada, until The One overtook it, and it links to the underground PATH network.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Alphonse Latham handle a Canadian work permit and a U.S. TN or H-1B visa for the same client?
- Alphonse Latham is licensed to practise in both Canada and the U.S., so individuals and companies can get guidance on both systems from one firm. On the U.S. side its work visa practice includes TN, L, E1/E2/E3, H-1B, H-1B1, O and P visas.
- Can I work with Alphonse Latham in Haitian Creole?
- Alphonse Latham offers its services in Haitian Creole as well as English and French.
- Will Alphonse Latham investigate a workplace complaint about racism or sexual misconduct as an outside investigator?
- Alphonse Latham investigates complaints of harassment, discrimination, racism and sexual misconduct, acting as an impartial third party whose findings are meant to be objective and legally sound. Each final report is written to meet or go beyond legal standards, so it can stand up to review inside or outside the organization.
- Does Alphonse Latham help U.S. employers with I-9 compliance or immigration issues during a merger or restructuring?
- Alphonse Latham works with employers on I-9 compliance and supports businesses with immigration compliance through corporate changes.
- I was selected in the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery. Can Alphonse Latham help with the next steps?
- Alphonse Latham assists people who've been selected in the Diversity Visa Lottery program.
- Does Alphonse Latham represent musicians, songwriters and music publishers?
- Alphonse Latham offers legal support to creators, entrepreneurs, production companies and growing brands in entertainment, media and digital industries. Laura Wilson-Lewis is an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer with more than seven years in the music industry who most recently served as the only in-house counsel at Warner Music Canada and, back in private practice, now protects independent creatives and copyright owners.
Where to find them
First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Suite 5600, Toronto, ON M5X 1C9 · 416-581-0177
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