Fomcenco Law
4 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 425 handling Immigration Law.
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Fomcenco Law is a Toronto immigration and refugee law firm on the 11th floor of the Yonge-Richmond Centre at 151 Yonge Street, in the city's downtown core. Founder Alexander (Alex) Fomcenco built an international academic and legal career before starting the practice, including nearly eight years researching, teaching, and publishing on corporate and business law in Europe, and completing a Canadian Common Law LL.M. at Osgoode Hall Law School. Fomcenco holds a Ph.D. from Aalborg University in Denmark along with an LL.M. and LL.B. from the University of Copenhagen, and is licensed in Ontario as a lawyer, notary public, and commissioner of oaths.
The firm's core work is immigration and refugee law: visitor visas, work and study permits, family and spousal sponsorship, permanent residency, and business immigration, plus crimmigration matters like detention reviews and admissibility hearings. It also handles criminal defence, powers of attorney, and notarization, and Fomcenco continues to advise on business and corporate law. The team includes a lawyer dual-licensed in Ontario and Alberta and lawyers who've previously worked with the Canada Border Services Agency and a downtown Toronto legal clinic. The firm names diversity, integrity, dignity, and respect as its core values, and its members mentor law students and hold public webinars.
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Milestones & recognition
- Alex Fomcenco holds a Ph.D. from Aalborg University in Denmark and an LL.M. and LL.B. from the University of Copenhagen, in addition to a Canadian Common Law LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School.
- Before founding the firm, Fomcenco spent almost eight years in academia starting in 2012, researching, teaching, and publishing internationally on corporate, European Union, and business law.
- Fomcenco's published work includes the book Mergers & Acquisitions: Counseling & Choice of Method (2016) and a chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Entrepreneurship (2018).
- One of the firm's lawyers is dual-licensed to practise in both Ontario and Alberta.
In the community
- The firm says its team members carry out pro bono work, hold public webinars, and mentor law students from diverse backgrounds.
- One of the firm's lawyers has mentored Afghan Canadian youth on civic engagement and on education and career planning.
- One of the firm's lawyers volunteered for several years with the Immigrant Services Society of BC, helping newcomers and refugees settle in Canada.
- One of the firm's lawyers previously worked at Toronto Metropolitan University's legal clinic, helping clients with record suspensions and Landlord and Tenant Board matters.
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- Law schools
- Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Swansea University, University of Copenhagen 3 of 4 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- Danish, English, Hindi, Russian, Urdu
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office occupies the 11th floor of the Yonge-Richmond Centre at 151 Yonge Street, an office tower completed in 1991 and designed by WZMH Architects. The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario catalogues the building in Toronto's Downtown Yonge East area.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Fomcenco Law handle refugee claims and appeals, not just visa applications?
- Yes. Alongside standard immigration filings like work permits, study permits, and sponsorship applications, the firm represents clients in refugee claims and appeals, and in crimmigration matters such as the 48 hour, 7 day, and 30 day detention reviews.
- I was charged with impaired driving. Can the firm represent me?
- The firm's criminal defence practice covers impaired driving, operation over 80, and refusal to comply with a breath demand, along with other Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code charges.
- Can Fomcenco Law help if I'm facing an inadmissibility hearing because of a criminal record?
- Yes. The firm represents clients facing allegations of inadmissibility, including criminality, serious criminality, misrepresentation, and non-compliance under Canadian immigration law, though it says it doesn't currently accept Legal Aid certificates for these crimmigration matters.
- Can the firm prepare a power of attorney and notarize documents?
- Yes. It drafts powers of attorney for personal care and for property and handles power of attorney disputes, and it notarizes and certifies documents for use in and outside Canada, from affidavits to travel consent letters.
- What languages does the team speak?
- The firm describes its team as multilingual, and founder Alex Fomcenco is fluent in English, Danish, and Russian.
- Does the firm accept Legal Aid certificates?
- Legal Aid Ontario lists Alex Fomcenco as accepting certificates for refugee law matters at both the general and appellate level, though the firm says it doesn't accept Legal Aid certificates for crimmigration cases like detention reviews and admissibility hearings.
Where to find them
151 Yonge Street, Floor 11, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2W7 · 416-999-8005
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