Fragomen Appoints Charles Johanes as New Partner

SYDNEY – 16 January 2024 – Fragomen, the world’s leading provider of immigration services, is pleased to announce the promotion of Charles Johanes to Partner.

Johanes serves as Practice Leader of Fragomen’s Asia Pacific Advisory and Compliance practice, providing specialist audit, advisory and compliance-related services to clients. He has been instrumental in developing these services in Australia over several years, and in developing and expanding this capability across the entire Asia Pacific region. He has also led various global client engagements for audit and compliance-related advisory work, in conjunction with the practices in each of the respective jurisdictions.

“As Fragomen continues to expand its service offerings across the Asia Pacific, I’m delighted to step into this new role and further the firm’s commitment to providing strategic immigration counsel and specialist advisory and compliance-related support to clients in this important market,” said Johanes.

Additionally, Johanes supports Fragomen’s Government Strategies group, contributing to the firm’s engagement with authorities on legislative and policy reform, and has appeared before Senate Committees to give evidence on behalf of the Australian practice.

“I’ve worked with Charles for many years and am thrilled for this well-deserved promotion. His extensive experience—and exceptional leadership of the firm’s Asia Pacific Advisory and Compliance practice, particularly—bolsters our commitment to clients in the region. They will continue to benefit from his breadth of regional knowledge in his new role,” said Teresa Liu, Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Australia and New Zealand practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Johanes received his B.A., Bachelor of Law and Master of Law and Management from the University of New South Wales.

About Fragomen

Fragomen is a leading firm dedicated to immigration services worldwide. The firm more than 5,500 immigration professionals and support staff in more than 60 offices across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. A member of the Am Law 100 and Am Law Global 100, Fragomen offers immigration support in more than 170 countries. Fragomen’s professionals are respected leaders in the immigration field, and the firm is regularly recognized as a leading employer of minority and female attorneys.

The firm supports all aspects of global immigration for corporate, academic, nonprofit, and individual clients, including strategic planning, quality management, reporting, case management and processing, compliance program counseling, representation in government investigations, government relations, complex matter solutions, and litigation.

Fragomen is a long-time leader in the immigration technology space and continues to lead the way in the digitization of the immigration journey. Fragomen Technologies Inc., a Fragomen subsidiary, focuses on the nexus of law and technology to further enhance the firm’s productivity, efficiency, innovation and overall technology offering.

These capabilities allow Fragomen to work in partnership with individuals and corporate clients across all industries to plan talent strategy, facilitate the transfer of employees worldwide, and navigate complex challenges. For detailed information about Fragomen, click here.

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