As a partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies group, Justin’s practice focuses on the representation of companies at all stages, as well as the venture capital firms, growth equity and private equity funds that finance them and the strategic acquirers who buy them.
Justin has a wide range of experience with mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. His clients have included Wealthsimple, Clearco, 7Shifts, BenchSci, Deep Genomics, Kepler, and Waabi.
Representative Work
- ReadyWhen Tech (GoVeyance)
ReadyWhen Tech (GoVeyance) in Strategic Investment by Teranet
- Page Technologies
Page Technologies in its raising of $4.1 million of Seed funding
- Boardy AI
Boardy AI raises $8-million seed round
- Mistral Venture Partners
Mistral Venture Partners in connection with runQL raising of $1.6 million of pre-seed funding
- Fable
Fable in its raising of US$25 million of Series B financing
- Teal Platforms
Teal Platforms in its acquisition by Mercury Technologies
- Reliant AI
Reliant AI in its raising of US$11.3 million of Seed financing
- Waabi
Waabi in its raising of US$200 million in a Series B Financing Round
- Hootsuite
Hootsuite in its acquisition of Talkwalker
- Brim Financial
Brim Financial in its securing of $85-million Series C financing round
- Mistral Venture Partners
Mistal Venture Partners in connection with Armilla AI’s $4.5 million seed funding round
- AfterSell
AfterSell in its business combination with Rokt
- Contractor Compliance
Contractor Compliance in its acquisition by VelocityEHS
- BKR Capital
BKR Capital in connection with Woveo’s raising of $2.3 million of seed financing
- American Academy Holdings LLC
American Academy Holdings LLC in its acquisition of Semantic Health
- Arteria AI
Arteria AI in its $46 million Series B financing round
- Properly
Properly in its business combination with Pine
- Ten Key Labs
Ten Key Labs in its raising of $10.5 million in Seed financing
- Voiceflow Inc.
Voiceflow Inc. in its raising of US$15 million
- Solink
Solink in its raising of US$60 million in a Series C funding round
- Passage
Passage in its $40 million Seed financing round
- Finni Health
Finni Health in its raising of $3.2 million of seed funding
- BenchSci
BenchSci in its $95 million Series D Financing round
- Super.com
Super.com in its raising of US$85 million Series C financing
- Kepler Communications Inc.
Kepler Communications in its raising of US$92 million in a Series C funding round
ReadyWhen Tech (GoVeyance) in Strategic Investment by Teranet
Page Technologies in its raising of $4.1 million of Seed funding
Boardy AI raises $8-million seed round
Mistral Venture Partners in connection with runQL raising of $1.6 million of pre-seed funding
Fable in its raising of US$25 million of Series B financing
- Teal Platforms
Teal Platforms in its acquisition by Mercury Technologies
- Reliant AI
Reliant AI in its raising of US$11.3 million of Seed financing
- Waabi
Waabi in its raising of US$200 million in a Series B Financing Round
- Hootsuite
Hootsuite in its acquisition of Talkwalker
- Brim Financial
Brim Financial in its securing of $85-million Series C financing round
- Mistral Venture Partners
Mistal Venture Partners in connection with Armilla AI’s $4.5 million seed funding round
- AfterSell
AfterSell in its business combination with Rokt
- Contractor Compliance
Contractor Compliance in its acquisition by VelocityEHS
- BKR Capital
BKR Capital in connection with Woveo’s raising of $2.3 million of seed financing
- American Academy Holdings LLC
American Academy Holdings LLC in its acquisition of Semantic Health
- Arteria AI
Arteria AI in its $46 million Series B financing round
- Properly
Properly in its business combination with Pine
- Ten Key Labs
Ten Key Labs in its raising of $10.5 million in Seed financing
- Voiceflow Inc.
Voiceflow Inc. in its raising of US$15 million
- Solink
Solink in its raising of US$60 million in a Series C funding round
- Passage
Passage in its $40 million Seed financing round
- Finni Health
Finni Health in its raising of $3.2 million of seed funding
- BenchSci
BenchSci in its $95 million Series D Financing round
- Super.com
Super.com in its raising of US$85 million Series C financing
- Kepler Communications Inc.
Kepler Communications in its raising of US$92 million in a Series C funding round
Latest Insights
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Report May 14, 2025
2024 Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings
Osler's fourth annual comprehensive report on venture capital and growth equity financing transactions in Canada’s emerging and high growth...
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Webinar December 1, 2022
Women in Emerging and High Growth Companies Leadership Series: Women in AI SaaS session
In our final session of 2022 in our female-focused series, Justin Dharamdial and Jennifer Humphrey, a Partner, and Associate in our...
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Osler Update January 8, 2018
Securities regulators referee the Aurora hostile bid for CanniMed
On December 22, 2017, the Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) and the FCAAS made an order cease trading the shareholder rights plan adopted by...
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Blog October 25, 2016
Significant corporate governance changes in proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act
On September 28, 2016, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al. The proposed...
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Awards and Recognition
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Recognized in Startups & Emerging Companies
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Recognized as “One to Watch” in Securities Law
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Recognized in Technology Transactions
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Recognized in Technology
—Lexpert Special Edition
Media Mentions
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Osler News June 4, 2025
25 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2025
Osler is proud to announce that 25 of our lawyers are recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2025. This prestigious edition...
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Osler News November 23, 2022
Osler clients ranked on Deloitte’s 2022 Technology Fast 50
23 of Osler’s clients have been ranked on Deloitte’s 2022 Technology Fast 50 program
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Osler News February 14, 2022
Osler welcomes 17 new partners and 2 new counsel in 2022
Osler is proud to announce the addition of 17 new partners and two new counsel across our offices in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa and...
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Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
- Queen’s University, B.Comm. (Honours)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
