Aliya Ramji

Practice Areas

Partner and co-founder of MT>Ventures, a wholly-owned division of the firm based in Toronto. Aliya is focused exclusively on startups, scale-ups and other fast-growth businesses. In addition to delivering tailored legal advice and other strategic value to high-potential businesses in the startup or scale-up phase, Aliya regularly advises venture capital, angel and strategic investors, as well as parties looking to create strategic alliances or partnerships with founders or start-ups.

Aliya frequently presents on a broad range of issues facing founders and the start-up community, and authors bi-weekly blog posts for startup founders. She also teaches Contract Law, Legal Aspects of International Business and Business Law at Toronto Metropolitan (formerly Ryerson) University, and is a committed mentor to several founders and young lawyers, particularly women in start-ups.

Career

University of Toronto, Hons B.Sc. Genetics and Biotech;

Queen’s University, JD;

New York University, LL.M.

Bar Admission: Ontario 2008, New York 2013.

Professional Memberships

Chair-Elect for Ontario Chamber of Commerce;

Founding member of Coalition of Innovation Leaders against Racism;

Dean’s Advisory Council at Queen’s University, School of Law;

American Bar Association