About Rothstein Lawyers

We are one of Perth's longest established specialised immigration lawyers.

Our History

Founded in 1999 by a migrant, for migrants.

Rothstein Lawyers, established 1999, is one of Perth's longest established specialist immigration law firms. Its founder Mervyn Rothstein endured his own difficult migration process and, noticing the increasing complexity of migration processes, specialised in migration law which naturally flowed into immigration law.

The firm also handles matters of employment law. The firm also acts as honorary solicitors to a number of charitable organisations including the Diabetes Research Foundation and the Perth Hebrew Congregation Inc.

The Rothstein Lawyers team

Awards & Recognition

Our work has been recognised by the legal community and our peers.

2018

Kevin Lane Service Award

Migration Institute of Australia

2019

Women in Law Mentor of the Year

Lawyers Weekly

2019

Finalist — Spirit of Starick One of a Kindness Award

Starick

2019

Nominee — Women Lawyer of the Year Award

Law Society of Western Australia

Media Recognition

Principal Solicitor Sophie Manera was recently featured in the Law Society of Western Australia's Lawyers Make A Difference campaign for her ongoing pro bono work assisting asylum seekers. Read the full story in Business News.

Our Team

Admitted solicitors. Registered migration agents. Real people.

Sophie Manera, Principal Solicitor

Sophie Manera

Principal Solicitor

Graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in 2013. Admitted as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in November 2013. Became partner in the firm 1 January 2017.

Fluent in French, intermediate Spanish, and basic Italian. Committee member of the Migration Institute of Australia's WA and member of the sub-committee on mentoring of recently qualified agents. Migration Agents Registration Number 1460731.

Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Mentor of the Year 2019. Featured in the Law Society of Western Australia's Lawyers Make A Difference campaign for pro bono work assisting asylum seekers.

Ken Shen Chong, Solicitor

Ken Shen Chong

Solicitor

Joined Rothstein Lawyers in June 2018 as a Law Clerk, after graduating from Murdoch University with a combined Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce degree in early 2018.

Completed Practical Legal Training with the firm, then the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at The College of Law. Admitted as a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in November 2018.

Multilingual: Mandarin Chinese, Malay, and basic Cantonese. Being of a foreign background himself, he has a first-hand understanding of many of the obstacles faced by hopeful migrants seeking to call Australia home.

Rondik Benyamin, Solicitor

Rondik Benyamin

Solicitor

Joined the firm in January 2017. Her excellent qualities came to the firm's attention whilst members of the firm were delivering a lecture at the Murdoch University Migration Law Graduate Certificate course which she was attending.

Graduated from Edith Cowan University with a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in politics and government in 2010. Admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in December 2011.

Keen interest in local and international politics and humanitarian issues. Migration Agents Registration Number 1791491.

Community

Honorary solicitors to charitable organisations

Charitable Appointments

The firm acts as honorary solicitors to:

  • The Diabetes Research Foundation
  • The Perth Hebrew Congregation Inc.

Community Events

Rothstein Lawyers were present at the Perth Small Business Expo on Friday 4 May 2018, speaking with business owners about immigration and employment law matters.

Meet the team.

Our team of admitted solicitors and registered migration agents brings decades of combined experience to every matter.

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