About Boyd Migration & Legal
We are dedicated to helping businesses and individuals navigate the complexities of Australian immigration law. We focus on the relevant information, with the least effort from the client.
We Get Matters
We are retained by large corporations in the medical, allied health, transport and construction sectors.
We have a particular focus on medical migration, with emphasis on independent contactor relationships between medical practitioners and their clinical settings.
We are skilled in guiding small to medium business in skilled sponsor programs. Our small business sector experience included hospitality, technology, building and other vocational trades.
We manage sponsor programs for Sponsors with complex corporate and trust structures. We understand the organisational and financial systems of complex organisations. We synthetise information with minimal effort from the client.
We specialise in skilled visa applications, with any complex element. Health Waivers. Public Interest Waivers. Character. Adult Dependent Children. Variable Work Experience.
We specialise in any complex partner visa application, particularly relationships with a consultable religious element that do not meet the orthodox criteria.
With our expertise, we ensure a smooth and efficient process for all your immigration needs.
Meet Our People
Samuel Brouff is the legal practice director, principal solicitor and founder of Boyd Migration & Legal. He chose the firm name 'Boyd' Migration & Legal because 'Boyd' is a punchy one syllable word which combines neatly with its neighbours to form the acronym 'BML'. Boyd was the name of Sam’s great-aunt's husband.
Sam combines immigration law experience with his time as a lawyer with a national insurance and torts law practice. Sam has settled civil law cases at mediation, conducted civil cases at State and Federal Courts, conducted migration law Reviews at Tribunals and managed 100s of successful applications to the Department of Home Affairs.
Sam delivers skilled sponsor visa program management to medium to large organisations in the medical and health sectors. He is known for delivering results in complex migration cases in the family, character and business sponsor compliance areas.
Sam’s clear and compelling written submissions give good prospects of successful outcomes. More of a writer than an oral advocate, he has been known to run a case from the local court bar.
Chloe Sauermann is the firm’s Senior Associate Lawyer and joined Boyd Migration & Legal in November 2024. Chloe has been working in the immigration law field since her admission to practice in Queensland in 2009, and comes to us with a broad range of immigration experience across skilled migration applications, business and investor visas and review applications.
Chloe’s area of expertise is the health care migration space, having spent more than 10 years as in-house counsel managing the migration program for Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital group and one of the big five globally. Chloe has an in-depth understand of the complexities of sponsoring health care professionals, and has significant experience working with all sizes of business from small operators, recruiters and training providers through to multinational listed companies with complex corporate structures.
Chloe enjoys assisting her clients with structuring their migration programs/strategy and regularly contributes to Federal Senate Committee enquiries into Australia’s migration program.
Madeleine Joseph is an emerging immigration lawyer with two years post admission experience assisting clients to navigate Australian immigration law. Having completed a graduate-at-law year at a respected boutique immigration law firm in Sydney, Madeleine developed knowledge in both family and skilled immigration matters. She has become proficient in delivering legal solutions to individuals and businesses seeking skilled migration outcomes. After graduate training in Sydney, Madeleine returned to the Illawarra to take up a position with us, where she was born, raised and educated at the University of Wollongong.
Madeleine has assisted senior lawyers advising a wide range of clients from multinational companies to small businesses in areas including tech, finance, hospitality, and health.
Madeleine has also worked on pro bono matters such as Talent Beyond Boundaries, supporting skilled refugees coming to Australia.
Madeleine has developed an ability to manage both routine and complex stakes cases in a personalised and efficient manner, while building lasting client relationships.