About Green and Spiegel LLP

One of the highest-rated law firms in Toronto, going by its Google reviews.

Green and Spiegel is a Toronto based law firm that practices exclusively in immigration law. Mendel Green founded the firm in 1962, when Toronto had only two lawyers practicing immigration law full time. More than six decades later, the firm has grown to more than 230 people, including more than 50 immigration lawyers, working from a Canadian head office in Toronto's financial core and a network of offices across the United States.

The firm expanded into the United States in the early 1990s and opened its first American offices in Philadelphia and Providence in 2012. It later added offices in Vail, Cleveland, Orlando and Boston, along with its first European office in Amsterdam. Green and Spiegel handles both corporate immigration work, such as transferring foreign employees and managing compliance for multinational employers, and individual matters like family sponsorship, Express Entry and citizenship applications.

Stephen W. Green holds the Law Society of Ontario's Certified Specialist designation in citizenship and immigration law, and Chambers Canada has ranked the firm Band 1 for immigration.

Practice areas

Immigration Law

Milestones & recognition

  • Mendel Green founded the firm in 1962, when Toronto had only two lawyers practicing immigration law full time.
  • Green served as counsel for an intervener in the 1985 Supreme Court of Canada case Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, which established that refugee claimants in Canada are protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and led directly to the creation of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
  • A 2012 profile in Canadian Lawyer magazine described Green and Spiegel as a family enterprise, noting that several of the founder's children and a child's spouse also practiced immigration law at the firm.
  • Chambers Canada ranked the firm Band 1 for immigration in its 2025 guide, the tenth consecutive year the firm had received that ranking.
  • Stephen W. Green holds the Law Society of Ontario's Certified Specialist designation in citizenship and immigration law, and a partner at the firm was appointed in 2024 to the Law Society's Certified Specialist Board for the practice area.
  • A partner at the firm chaired the Canadian Bar Association's Citizenship and Immigration Section, served on its executive committee from 1991 to 2011, and taught the immigration practices and procedures course at Seneca College from 1997 to 2010.

In the community

  • A partner at the firm founded and chairs The SickKids Connection and previously served as a director of the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation from 2002 to 2011, Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation from 1995 to 2002, and HealthyKids International from 2008 to 2010.
  • In the United States, the firm sponsors the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Immigration Law Pro Bono Award, created to recognize individuals and organizations that provide significant pro bono immigration legal services.
  • The firm also sponsors an academic scholarship for immigrant and first generation students at Abington Senior High School in Pennsylvania and has partnered with the National Forest Foundation on reforestation work.

Good to know

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Fees & payment

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Lawyers 52

Alannah Glintz Senior Associate Immigration Law Alexandra Cole Partner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director Immigration Law Andrew A. Fuller Associate Attorney Immigration Law Andrew C. Rodgers Partner Immigration Law Ashley Patricia Hogan Associate Attorney Immigration Law Benjamin Green Senior Associate Immigration Law Brian J. Halliday Partner Immigration Law Cansu Aydemir Associate Immigration Law Carolyn Maiorana Associate Attorney Immigration Law Claire MacLean Senior Associate Immigration Law Cristina Guida Partner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director Immigration Law Dan H. Berger Partner Immigration Law Dana Imperia Partner Immigration Law Elizabeth M. Myers Associate Attorney Immigration Law Ellie Slavens Partner and LMIA Practice Director Immigration Law Emily D. Mattern Associate Attorney Immigration Law Emily M. Cohen Partner Immigration Law Emre Esensoy Associate Immigration Law Esther Dressler Associate Immigration Law Evan J. Green Canadian Managing Partner Immigration Law Hilete Stein Partner and Permanent Residence Director Immigration Law Jonathan A. Grode U.S. Managing Partner Immigration Law Jonathan Green Associate Immigration Law Joshua H. Rolf Senior Associate Attorney Immigration Law

Certified Specialists

A designation granted by the Law Society of Ontario, not a self-declared area of focus.

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1988–2025 · median 9 years in practice 41 of 52 lawyers
Law schools
Temple University Beasley School of Law (10), Osgoode Hall Law School (5), University of Windsor (5), University of Ottawa (4), University of Western Ontario (4), American University Washington College of Law and 23 more 52 of 52 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, Farsi, French, Hebrew, Italian, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Turkish

Who handles what

Offices 8

Toronto (Canadian Head Office)416-862-7880

150 York Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 3S5

Philadelphia (U.S. Head Office)215-395-8959

1524 Delancey Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Northampton

79 Masonic Street, Northampton, MA 01060

Boston

88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110

Cleveland216-896-0855

20600 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite #703, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Orlando407-705-3345

6965 Piazza Grande Ave., Suite 201, Orlando, FL 32835

Providence401-454-7880

400 Westminster Street, Suite #49, Providence, RI 02903

Vail970-306-6476

2077 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Vail, CO 81657

The neighbourhood

Green and Spiegel's Toronto office is located at 150 York Street, part of the Adelaide Place office complex in the heart of the city's financial core. The tower connects directly into Toronto's underground PATH network, linking it to the neighbouring Hilton hotel and St. Andrew subway station without stepping outside. It's a fitting address for a firm whose Canadian practice leans heavily on corporate immigration work: the same blocks of office towers house many of the multinational employers whose foreign staff the firm helps relocate to Canada and keep compliant with federal work permit rules.

Legal support staff 1

Law clerks, paralegals and articling students at this firm. They are not licensed lawyers.

Amy Jill Novak Mountain West Practice Director Immigration Law

Frequently asked questions

Does Green and Spiegel only handle corporate immigration, or can individuals get help too?
Both. The firm's Canadian corporate services cover work permits, global mobility and compliance reviews for employers, while its individual services cover visitor visas, study and work permits, family sponsorship, Express Entry, provincial nominee programs, citizenship applications and refugee protection claims.
Can Green and Spiegel help with immigration to the United States as well as Canada?
Yes. Alongside its Toronto head office, the firm has U.S. offices in Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, Providence and Vail, plus its first European office in Amsterdam, and handles U.S. business, family and investment based immigration.
How long has Green and Spiegel been practicing immigration law?
Mendel Green founded the firm in Toronto in 1962, and it has practiced exclusively in immigration law ever since.
Does the firm handle refugee claims and Immigration and Refugee Board matters?
Refugee protection claims are part of its individual immigration services. The firm's founder, Mendel Green, was counsel for an intervener in the 1985 Supreme Court of Canada case that led to the creation of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Where is the Toronto office and how do I get there?
The office is at 150 York Street, in the Adelaide Place complex in the financial core. The building connects directly to Toronto's PATH network and is close to the St. Andrew subway station.
Is anyone at the firm a Law Society certified immigration specialist?
Yes. Stephen W. Green holds the Law Society of Ontario's Certified Specialist designation in citizenship and immigration law.

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