experience, as an immigrant I had to start over. I worked as a regulated Canadian immigration consultant, and after living and working in Montreal and Vancouver and earning my LLM at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, I was called to the bar in Ontario in 2019 at 40 — a fresh start. This kind of fresh start has challenges. But for newcomers, a fresh start in Canada is also a gift that must be cared for and nurtured. Law firms are not always seen by everyone as support services the way social service agencies or health clinics are regarded, but a good, strong relationship between lawyers and their newcomer clients can be just as important. Can you tell us anything about what 2023 will hold for your practice? I just expanded my immigration law practice in California, USA. My agenda for the coming year is to study for another Master’s degree in Law and become an attorney in the state of California. Then YLG can provide both Canadian and American immigration services to its clients. What is the key element of your success? I am a self-made entrepreneur. I am a risk taker. I do not live in my comfort zone. I have started from scratch three times. The first time was in Iran; I became a lawyer around age 24 and built my first platform to jump into another level. I worked 18 hours a day. My next stop was Dubai; I moved to the country around age 28 to work in an international capacity. Working in Dubai afforded me significant international market experience as well as a financial stability that prepared me to move to another scope of my professional life. I came to Canada in 2012 under the Quebec Skilled Worker program. From the first day, I wanted to be a Canadian lawyer. It took me six years to complete all my courses, study a Master’s degree in Law, pass the bar exam and finally become a lawyer in Canada. Even now I am taking the next step and will become a US attorney before the end of 2023. Just to understand the level of liability that I take as of today, the business expenses of YLG are around $700,000 per month. Believe me, that is a lot in Canada. Beside YLG, I also run some other businesses: TIARCH Construction, Ustartup, YLG Media, YLG Business Angle Investor, and also recently a satellite television channel. What motivates you to achieve the best possible results for your clients? Helping them to achieve their goals is my main motivation. I get a great deal of satisfaction out of helping to solve problems for my clients. I always remind myself that they have asked for my help and trusted in me. Besides that, client satisfaction and my good reputation are important. My client’s success is my success! MY LEGAL LIFE 31 Contact Afshin Yazdani, President Yazdani Law Group (YLG) 1050-5255 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M2N 6P4, Canada Tel: +1 855-954-7222 | +1 647-402-7774 Fax: +1 416-224-8527 | E: afshin@ylgpc.ca www.ylgpc.ca About Afshin Afshin Yazdani is a business immigration lawyer and entrepreneur in Ontario, Canada. With an international law background and exclusively accepting clients who want to immigrate to Canada under business and corporate immigration categories, he stands unique among Canadian lawyers. Afshin founded Yazdani Law Group (YLG) in 2019 in Toronto, and the firm has since grown rapidly, opening four additional branches in Tehran, Shiraz, Vancouver and Los Angeles. Today, YLG has over 60 fulltime employees and handles over 400 cases annually. Skilled practitioners know that immigration law is more than filling out forms.
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