Ms Helen Park > Dentons > Vancouver, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
250 HOWE STREET, 20TH FLOOR
VANCOUVER, BC V6C 3R8
Canada

Work Department

Immigration

Position

Partner

Career

Helen practices immigration law with a focus on business immigration for corporate clients and businesses in Canada, the United States and worldwide. She has extensive experience in all categories of work permit applications and she works closely with clients to provide strategic advice to fulfill their specialized work force and labor shortage needs. Her past experience working as a corporate commercial lawyer has provided her with greater insight in understanding the needs of businesses and how to most effectively utilize the various foreign worker categories to meet those needs. She also advises business clients on the various options for permanent residence to Canada including provincial nomination programs, the Canadian Experience Class, the Federal Skilled Worker program and Family Class sponsorship applications. Immigration law is a constantly evolving area of law with frequent changes made to statutes and government policies to reflect the economic and labor environment in Canada. Helen believes it is important to keep clients updated on these developments in immigration law so that they can effectively plan for their immediate and future work force needs, while ensuring they stay compliant with immigration laws. Helen started practicing law in 2003 and was called to the bar in both British Columbia and Alberta. Prior to joining Dentons, she practiced in the areas of immigration law and corporate/commercial law at a boutique immigration law firm, a leading national law firm in Vancouver as well as a full service regional law firm in Edmonton. She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association Immigration subsection and has organized and presented at immigration conferences in Vancouver. Helen Park is the co-editor of the “The Global Mobility Review” (www.globalmobilityreview.com) where she regularly provides key insights, commentary, analysis and news on moving business personnel around the world.

Languages

English; Korean

Memberships

Education

University of Alberta, 2002, LLB
Yonsei University, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul, Korea, 1997, M.A.
McGill University, 1995, BA

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Business immigration

(Leading individuals)

Helen Park  – Dentons

The team at Dentons is known for its skilled handling of work permits, intra-company transfers, business visitor entry preparation, applications to address criminal or medical inadmissibility, as well as the preparation of employment contracts for foreign candidates. The group is co-directed by Toronto-based Henry Chang, who specializes in United States and Canadian immigration law and is regularly sought out by multinationals and professional services firms. Co-leading from Vancouver, Helen Park routinely assists clients in the entertainment, manufacturing, software development, pharmaceutical, and food and hospitality sectors with Canadian work permit applications. Key contacts at associate level include Jonathan Mor and Denise Alba.