Karyn Anderson

Karyn Anderson is the Managing Partner of Clothier Anderson Immigration Lawyers, a medium-sized boutique practice located in Carlton, Victoria, Australia that was established in 2003. She was admitted to legal practice in 1993 and has practised solely in the areas of Australian immigration and refugee law for over twenty five years. Karyn graduated from the University of Melbourne in Arts and Law and holds a Master of Laws (cum laude) in Public International Law from the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. She is a passionate and committed immigration lawyer and has been an accredited immigration law specialist since 2000. She currently serves on the Advisory Committee to the Specialisation Board of the Law Institute of Victoria that sets the specialisation exams in this important field of law.

Karyn has extensive experience in all areas of immigration and refugee law including advising on and preparing primary visa applications and submissions to the Department in relation to all visa categories as well as cancellation matters, representing applicants in merits review applications in the AAT as well as judicial review applications in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and High Court of Australia. She is a regular presenter of CPD and seminars to fellow lawyers and migration agents and has written numerous articles in the areas of immigration and refugee law. Her legal opinions have been sought in various court cases such as family law and criminal matters.

Karyn has been selected by her peers each year since 2009 as one of Australia’s “Best Lawyers” in the field of Immigration Law.