Will Tao (JD, LLM) is the Principal and Founder of Heron Law Offices, where he leads a boutique practice in Canadian immigration, refugee, citizenship, and administrative law. His work focuses on complex immigration litigation and strategic applications involving temporary residence, permanent residence, and citizenship. Will regularly appears before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and the Federal Court, acting in complex litigation involving refusals, inadmissibility, and systemic administrative law issues. His practice includes matters involving security and misrepresentation, challenges to the government’s use of automated decision-making, and strategic immigration planning for clients in the technology, arts, entertainment, and sports sectors. Beyond client representation, Will provides expert immigration legal opinions in family, criminal, civil, and labour matters. He has served as an expert affiant before the Federal Court. He has testified as an expert witness before the Parliamentary Committee on Citizenship and Immigration and consulted with the Treasury Board Secretariat. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada, is a recipient of multiple Canadian Bar Association awards, and is a Clawbies Hall of Fame inductee for legal blogging.
