2024 Young Australian Migration Lawyer of the Year Award

This award is conducted annually by the Law Council's Migration Law Committee. The award recognises excellence by young lawyers in the field of migration law in Australia or internationally. In recent years the event has been generously supported by Migration Manager.
 

Call for nominations

The nomination round for the 2024 John Gibson AM Young Australian Migration Lawyer of the Year Award will be open mid-year. 

2023 Winner 

Mr Ko Ko Aung

Ko Ko is a solicitor at Ajuria Lawyers who specialises exclusively in immigration law and runs the firm's pro-bono and 'giving back' practice. Although his core work focuses on corporate migration, he run’s the firm’s program of working with organisations such as Talent Beyond Boundaries, facilitating migration pathways, relationships, and communication between displaced individuals and Australian employers. 

This initiative benefits the Australian community, employers, and asylum seekers, while also addressing the skills shortage that the Australian marketplace is experiencing.

Previous winners

  • 2023 - Mr Ko Ko Aung
  • 2022 - Ms Bethany Rose
  • 2020 - Ms Marial Lewis
  • 2019 - Ms Kim Heap
  • 2018 - Mr Mitchell Simmons
  • 2017 - Ms Adriana Mercado
  • 2016 - Ms Melinda Jackson
  • 2015 - Ms Marina Brizar
  • 2014 - Mr Besmellah Rezaee