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Stephanie Heinsohn-Spiropoulos, Associate | Immigration

Stephanie Heinsohn-Spiropoulos

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2020
Language(s) French, English, Spanish, Greek
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Stephanie is a lawyer in the Labour, Employment and Human Rights Group in our Montreal office. She has extensive experience in economic immigration law and labour mobility. She offers a full range of services in English, French and Spanish.

Stephanie provides strategic advice to employers, including multinationals, startups, and small and medium-sized enterprises to facilitate business visa applications, work permits, labour market impact assessments, exceptional permits for inadmissible persons, as well as applications for permanent residency and citizenship. She also represents employers in immigration compliance inspections and ensures procedural fairness during administrative investigations by immigration authorities.

She is a trusted advisor in the strategic mobility of international labour and talent for clients in a variety of industries, including mining and oil, construction, pharmaceuticals, financial services, retail, digital media, information technology and manufacturing.

As part of her practice, Stephanie is frequently called upon to advise companies on major commercial transactions, ensuring legal compliance with immigration programs, best practices in human resources, and reputational risk management.

Achievements

Client Work

  • MY01 raises US$ 12.5 million Series A funding round to accelerate its growth, [Deal - Investissement Québec, Desjardins et Fondaction], Series A funding round for MY01.
  • A global publicly-traded video game software development company sought guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters, [Case - Confidential Client], A global video game software development company seeks guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters.
  • GrowthCurve Capital acquires a majority interest in Montreal-based leading play-to-earn and game discovery platform, [Deal - GrowthCurve Capital], Fasken has acted as Canadian counsel to GrowthCurve Capital in its acquisition of a majority interest in Mistplay
  • A global creative advertising agency seeks guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters, [Case - Confidential Client], A global creative advertising agency seeks guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters.
  • A global investment management company seeks guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters, [Case - Confidential Client], A global investment management company seeks guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters.
  • Leading companies and organizations across various industries seek guidance from Fasken on work permit applications for newly-hired senior executives, [Case - Confidential Clients], Leading companies and organizations across various industries seek guidance from Fasken on work permit applications for newly-hired senior executives.
  • Dimension Composite seeks guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters, [Deal - Dimension Composite], Dimension Composite, a Quebec-based manufacturer of industrial parts and molds in composite materials, seeks guidance from Fasken on a variety of immigration matters.

Career & Education

Education

  • LL.L., Civil Law University of Ottawa
  • BA, Political Science Concordia University

Knowledge

Events

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker at the AQAADI Symposium, 11/9/2024
Speaker Speaker at the AQAADI Symposium « Les employeurs devant un puzzle juridique? Perspectives sur l’embauche de travailleurs étrangers » (available in French only)

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