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Peter Ivanyi

Partner
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fax:
416-363-0263
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Biography

Peter Ivanyi joined the firm in 2000 as an income partner.  He specializes in immigration/refugee law, as well as family law.

Peter has a BA from the University of Toronto and received his LL.B. from the University of Manitoba. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1996. Peter is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and of the Canadian Bar Association’s Family Law and Immigration Subsections. He is also a member of the Refugee Lawyers Association.

Peter regularly appears before The Immigration and Refugee Board, as well as the Federal Court, and at various Superior and Ontario Courts of Justice.

Peter is an avid baseball fan and practices Karate in his spare time. Peter is fluent in English and Hungarian.

Areas of Practice

  • Immigration and Refugee
  • Family Law

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 1996

Education

  • University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • LL.B. – 1994
  • University of Toronto
    • B.A. – 1991
    • Major: Political Science

Representative Cases

  • Rusznyak v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2014 FC 255 (Federal Court 2014)
  • Dawidowicz v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2014 FC 115 (Federal Court 2014)
  • Babos v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2014 FC 177 (Federal Court 2014)
  • Ignacz v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2013 FC 1164 (Federal Court 2013)
  • Beri v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2013 FC 854 (Federal Court 2013)
  • Majoros v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2013 FC 421 (Federal Court 2013)
  • Hercegi v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2012 FC 250 (Federal Court 2012)
  • Hegedus v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2011 FC 1366 (Federal Court 2011)
  • Krauchanka v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2010 FC 209 (Federal Court 2010)
  • Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Mezei, 2002 FCT 722 (Federal Court 2002)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Refugee Lawyers Association

Languages

  • English
  • Hungarian