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Maria is the Legal Principal and National Leader of BDO Migration Services, an incorporated immigration legal practice which specialises in all aspects of Australian immigration law for corporate and private clients. She is an accredited immigration law specialist and a registered migration agent. Acknowledged as one of Australia's leading immigration law specialists, Maria brings a unique depth and breadth of immigration law and corporate and commercial-related legal experience from her years in private practice. This is complemented by Maria's former advisory and senior management roles while in government service. Regarded as an authority on immigration law, Maria is listed in “The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers” (2010-2021) and is nominated in the peer review Best Lawyers (2008-2021). She is a sought-after speaker and lecturer, and a prolific author on all aspects of immigration and citizenship law.