Andrew Rouyanian

Consultant Solicitor & Registered Migration Agent MARA N° 9359622

Andrew’s practical experience extends to the following areas:

• Commercial Law including drafting agreements, joint ventures and providing advice on business structures;
• Estate and Probate Law , preparing Wills and Testamentary Trusts, TFM claims and contesting the validity of Wills;
• Establishing Family Discretionary Trusts, Unit Trusts and corporate business structures
• Acquisition of buying and selling shopping centres and other commercial buildings;
• Leasing relating to retail shop leasing, commercial leasing and nursing homes and child care centres;
• Employment Law and the law dealing with Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination;
• Property Law including acquisition of homes, land and subdivision of land and strata titling;
• Immigration Law including business migration applications, special grants for permanent residency, visas, reviews to the Migration Review Tribunal, the Refugee Tribunal and the Federal Court.

Prior to being appointed as Consultant to Compass Legal Solutions, Andrew for most of his career since admission as a Solicitor in February of 1987 has been a principal of his own practice and practised as a sole practitioner as well as in partnership with a number of firms before resuming sole practice until June of 2006

In the course of his professional career has been involved extensively with ethnic communities. Andrew is fluent and literate in the Russian language and has a working knowledge of the Persian and French languages.

Andrew has over 20 years experience in law commencing his introduction in law between 1985 and 1988 when he was employed by the firm Chambers McNab Tully & Wilson (as they were then) now known as the firm of Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

Andrew has also served a number of professional comities within the Queensland Law Society as well as the International Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and the Migration Institute of Australia.

Andrew has travelled extensively in Hong Kong, Dubai, Moscow, Khabarovsk , Vladivostok and Jakarta which has enabled him to acquire the experience and knowledge to provide competent advices in migration law and assisting migrants in establishing themselves in Australia.

Academic

Bachelor of Arts (U of Q) 1976
Bachelor of Laws (U of Q) 1985
Certificate of Teaching (MGTC) 1971

Professional:

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland (1987)
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia (1990)
Registered Migration Agent No. 59622
University of New South Wales, Certificate of Australian Immigration Law and Practice
Justice of the Peace
Christian Lawyers Society

Professional Membership

Registered Migration Agent with Migration Agents
Registration Authority
Migration Institute of Australia
Christian Lawyers Society