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
- Wealthsimple
Wealthsimple in its $750-million Series E round at a post-money valuation of $10 billion
- Felix Health Inc.
Felix Health in its $53-million growth financing
- Wealthsimple
Wealthsimple in connection with Tetra Trust’s $10-million financing
- HyperComply
HyperComply in its acquisition by SecurityScorecard
- Blue J
Blue J in its raising of US$122-million Series D financing
- ReadyWhen Tech (GoVeyance)
ReadyWhen Tech (GoVeyance) in strategic investment by Teranet
- 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
- Arteria AI
Arteria AI in its $46 million Series B financing round
- 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
- Super.com
Super.com in its raising of US$85 million Series C financing
- Nulogy
Nulogy in its receiving of $20 million in financing
- MoonPay
MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
- Waabi Innovation Inc.
Waabi Innovation Inc. in connection with Volvo Group Venture Capital AB’s investment
- Winterlight Labs
Winterlight Labs in its £7-million business combination with Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc
- Canalyst
Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Ratehub Inc.
Ratehub in its investment by Novacap
- Arteria AI
Arteria AI in its strategic investment from Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital
Wealthsimple in its $750-million Series E round at a post-money valuation of $10 billion
Felix Health in its $53-million growth financing
Wealthsimple in connection with Tetra Trust’s $10-million financing
HyperComply in its acquisition by SecurityScorecard
Blue J in its raising of US$122-million Series D financing
- ReadyWhen Tech (GoVeyance)
ReadyWhen Tech (GoVeyance) in strategic investment by Teranet
- 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
- Arteria AI
Arteria AI in its $46 million Series B financing round
- 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
- Super.com
Super.com in its raising of US$85 million Series C financing
- Nulogy
Nulogy in its receiving of $20 million in financing
- MoonPay
MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
- Waabi Innovation Inc.
Waabi Innovation Inc. in connection with Volvo Group Venture Capital AB’s investment
- Winterlight Labs
Winterlight Labs in its £7-million business combination with Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc
- Canalyst
Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Ratehub Inc.
Ratehub in its investment by Novacap
- Arteria AI
Arteria AI in its strategic investment from Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital
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
—Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory -
Recognized in Technology
—Lexpert Special Edition
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
