Built on one bold decision
Since 2018, we’ve been adamant that there is a better way to provide legal services by following best practices from outside the legal profession.
We don’t only ask ourselves what other law firms are doing. Instead, we also ask ourselves what the best companies in the world are doing, and then we do our best to bring those best practices to life at our firm.
- We refuse to accept that that working in private practice at a law firm means that you must give up your mental health, your hobbies, or the things that are important to you.
- We refuse to accept that it's totally normal for clients to receive surprise invoices from their lawyers.
- We refuse to accept the way things have always been done.
Our clients are ambitious. They're changing their industries. They're doing things differently. They're building businesses that they're proud of.
We're doing the same.
We’ve built our firm from the ground up, based on best practices and on what our clients continue to tell us they want from a law firm. If the feedback that we get from our clients is any indication, then we know we're doing something pretty special!
What we do
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Incorporation
We help you seamlessly incorporate your business, guiding you through legal requirements and ensuring a solid foundation for growth.
Raising Money
We help you raise capital efficiently with tailored financing strategies.
AML Audit
We provide comprehensive AML audit services that evaluate and strengthen your compliance program, ensuring you meet regulatory requirements and protect your business from money‑laundering and terrorist‑financing risks.
Hiring People
We help you attract, assess, and onboard top talent efficiently, ensuring you build a high‑performing team that drives your business success.
Regulatory compliance
We help businesses confidently meet regulatory requirements by providing strategic guidance, compliance assessments, and tailored solutions that protect your operations and support your growth.
Corporate Re-Organizations (Re-orgs)
We help businesses streamline and restructure their operations, providing expert guidance to optimize efficiency and achieve sustainable growth.
MSB Registration
Our expert team streamlines the Money Services Business registration process, ensuring compliance and a smooth launch for your financial services.
RPAA Registration
We help businesses smoothly register under the Retail Payment Activities Act, ensuring compliance and an efficient setup.
Getting Banked
We help clients smoothly open and manage bank accounts with expert guidance throughout the onboarding process.
AML Policies
Our expert team helps businesses implement and maintain robust anti‑money‑laundering policies to protect against financial crime and ensure regulatory compliance.
Fractional AML Compliance
Our specialized team delivers comprehensive AML compliance solutions, helping businesses efficiently meet regulatory requirements and safeguard against financial risks.
Fintech Hourly Consulting
We offer expert, on-demand legal consulting tailored to fintech companies, providing strategic guidance and practical solutions to help you navigate regulations and accelerate growth.
Drafting Fintech Documents
We help fintech companies create clear, compliant documents and contracts that support growth and protect their interests.
Trademark Availability and Registrability Search
We help you determine if your desired trademark is available and registrable, guiding you through the search and assessment process.
Trademark Registration
Our expert team helps you protect your brand by efficiently handling every step of trademark registration.
Fintech Fractional GC
Our fractional General Counsel delivers fintech firms expert legal guidance on contracts, compliance, and risk management, helping you grow confidently.
Contract Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating
We help businesses of all sizes create, review, and negotiate contracts, ensuring legal clarity and protecting your interests throughout every stage.
Selling a Business
We help you smoothly sell your business, providing expert valuation, strategic guidance, and transaction support to achieve the best outcome.
Buying a Business
We help you smoothly acquire businesses with expert guidance and comprehensive support throughout the purchase process.
DAO setup
We help you establish and launch decentralized autonomous organizations, providing clear guidance and seamless setup to ensure your DAO operates securely and efficiently.
Portfolio Manager Registration
We streamline the portfolio manager registration process, ensuring compliance and a smooth, efficient onboarding experience.
Exemptive relief
We provide expert legal assistance to help you obtain exemptive relief, navigating regulatory requirements efficiently to protect your interests.
CIRO registration
We help you smoothly complete CIRO registration, guiding you through every step to ensure compliance and fast approval.
Drafting Terms and Conditions
Shareholders’ Agreements
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We provide a comprehensive decentralized AI platform that empowers companies to securely collaborate, innovate, and scale their AI initiatives.
Data Centre Launches
We expertly plan and execute data centre launches, ensuring seamless deployment, optimal infrastructure performance, and reliable scalability for your business.
DeFi (Decentralized Finance) Projects
We help you design, launch, and manage decentralized finance solutions, enabling secure and transparent financial services on the blockchain.
Launching a Token
We help you establish and launch decentralized autonomous organizations, providing clear guidance and seamless setup to ensure your DAO operates securely and efficiently.
Quebec-Specific Guidance
Responding to Regulators
We help you proactively respond to regulators with expert guidance to ensure compliance and protect your business.
Monthly Compliance Support Services
We provide ongoing monthly compliance support services to help businesses meet regulatory requirements and maintain operational integrity.
What makes us different
We believe that a law firm can do three things all at the same time:
Provide practical advice to clients and deliver great value
We know how frustrating it can be when lawyers provide advice that makes sense in theory but not in practice.
We've heard the same story so many times from clients. They went to a traditional firm, they got frustrated with the advice they were being provided, and they were looking for a better alternative.
Once they find us, it's rare that they leave.
We understand what it's like to be in our clients' shoes, and we make sure that we are giving them practical actionable advice that can help them accomplish their business objectives.
Treat team members in the way that they deserve to be treated
We hire capable people and then trust them to deliver.
That means genuine flexibility, no micromanaging, and fair pay - all while managing your needs and turnaround times.
We work to get everyone into their zone of genius, so that they can do more of what they're good at and what fulfils them, and less of what doesn't.
We take coaching and training seriously too, because real life isn't an episode of Severance. Everyone brings their whole self to work, and it's our job to give people the support they need to succeed. Feel free to ask us about how we nurture and develop talent at our firm. We’re extremely proud of what we’ve built!
Run a successful, profitable business
We're a business, and we're not shy about it.
We run our firm in a very intentional manner, based on best practices from outside the legal industry, including EOS (Traction), The E-Myth, and Good to Great.
We're proud of what we've built behind the scenes, and we're happy to talk about how we operate (including the incredible system we’ve built on Notion to run the firm, not to mention how we’re leveraging AI to deliver work faster, better, and more cost-effectively).
We've worked through many of the same growth challenges our clients face, so we can help them build stronger businesses, not just with sharp legal advice but with hard-won lessons on scaling one.
We're proud of what we've built behind the scenes, and we're happy to talk about how we operate (including the incredible system we’ve built on Notion to run the firm, not to mention how we’re leveraging AI to deliver work faster, better, and more cost-effectively).
We've worked through many of the same growth challenges our clients face, so we can help them build stronger businesses, not just with sharp legal advice but with hard-won lessons on scaling one.
Often, one or more of these things get sacrificed for the others. We don't think that's right.
We've built our firm based on best practices from various industries, not just the legal industry. That’s why we’re able to operate remote-first, hire people from all over the world, and run our operations in a streamlined way.
We're also proud to be a law firm that embraces neurodivergent talent and while we can't prove it, we're pretty confident that we are the most neurodivergent-friendly law firm in the world.
Who we work with
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Startups & Scale-ups
Portfolio & Investment Managers
Crypto & Digital Assets Companies
Exempt Market Dealers (EMDs)
Video Game Companies
Companies Raising Money
M&A Buyers & Sellers
MSBs (Money Service Businesses) & Payments Companies
AI Data Centre Operators, Financers, Compute Providers, and Suppliers
Decentralized AI Companies
The team behind Renno & Co
We’re a skilled group of professionals committed to excellence and focused on achieving the best outcomes for our clients.
Meet the full team below.
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Aaron Baer
Toronto
English
Partner (Head of Corporate) and Chief People Officer
aaron@rennoco.com
linkedin.com
Aaron Krowne
New York City
English
Some German
Some Spanish
US Counsel
aaron.krowne@rennoco.com
linkedin.com
Alanna De Filippis
Toronto
English
French
Italian
Associate (Corporate)
alanna.defilippis@rennoco.com
linkedin.com
Alek Cano
Mexico
English
Spanish
Associate (Crypto)
alek.cano@rennoco.com
Amanda Haverluck
Alberta
English
Compliance Expert
Amanda.Haverluck@rennoco.com
Amar Sidhu
Toronto
English
Punjabi
Hindi
Urdu
Corporate Lawyer
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Andrea Kjaernet
Philippines
English
Tagalog
Partnerships Associate and Relationships Manager
andrea.Kjaernet@rennoco.com
Ankita Umrani
India
English
Hindi
Head of Accounting/Finance
ankita@rennoco.com
Bianca Lessard
Montreal
French
English
Associate, Operations + Notion Architect and Trademark Agent in Training
bianca@rennoco.com
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Bita Bayat
Toronto
English
French
Farsi
Fintech Operations Associate
Bita.Bayat@rennoco.com
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Cecilia Wang
Toronto
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Corporate Associate
cecilia.wang@rennoco.com
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Charleen Sibanda
Vancouver
English
Associate
Charleen.Sibanda@rennoco.com
Danna S.
Philippines
Tagalog
English
Fintech Operations Associate
danna.sales@rennoco.com
Dave Kaplan
Las Vegas
US Lawyer
dave.kaplan@rennoco.com or dave@dklaw.io
David Oram
Montreal
English
Business Development (Crypto Team)
david@rennoco.com
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Del Ferido
Philippines
English
Tagalog
Fintech Operations Associate
Del.Ferido@rennoco.com
Ethan Walker
Toronto
English
Fintech Associate
ethan.walker@rennoco.com
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Glyrish P.
Philippines
English
Tagalog
EA
glyrish.punla@rennoco.com
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Holly Walker
Toronto
English
Lawyer / Manager of Fintech Team
holly.walker@rennoco.com
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Isaias Quintero
Panama
English
Spanish
Fintech Operations Associate
isaias.quintero@rennoco.com
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Janice Philteos
Toronto
Arabic
English
Regulatory Associate
janice.philteos@rennoco.com
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Joey Alcid
Philippines
English
Tagalog
EA
Joey.Alcid@rennoco.com
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Juliana Malara
Vancouver
English
Italian
Regulatory Associate
juliana.malara@rennoco.com
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Justin Demers
Calgary
English
Articling Student
justin.demers@rennoco.com
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Kurt Watkins
California
US Counsel
Use TG: @watkinslegal
Lynjun Suelan
Philippines
English
Tagalog
Fintech Operations Associate
Lynjun.Suelan@rennoco.com
Meghan Mackenzie
Durban
English
EA
Meghan.Mackenzie@rennoco.com
Meryam Kellow
Toronto
English
Arabic
Corporate Lawyer
meryam.kellow@rennoco.com
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Mica Supina
Philippines
Partnerships Associate and Relationships Manager
Mica.Supina@rennoco.com
Mika Tambis
Philippines
Tagalog
English
EA
Miriam Bishai
Toronto
English
Some French
Arabic
Regulatory Lawyer
miriam.bishai@rennoco.com
ca.linkedin.com
Nichole Diaz
Philippines
English
Tagalog
Executive Assistant
Nichole.Diaz@rennoco.com
Noah Billick
Montreal
English
French
Partner / Director of Regulatory, Funds and Compliance
noah@rennoco.com
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Philippe Leroux
Montreal
French
English
Regulatory Counsel
phil@rennoco.com
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Pouya Makki
Montreal
English
Farsi
Head of Fintech Practice
pouya@rennoco.com
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Robert Zalcman
Toronto
English
French
Partner
robert@rennoco.com
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Toufic Adlouni
Montreal
Arabic
English
French
Head of Crypto Team
toufic@rennoco.com
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Will Sirman
Toronto
English
French
Associate (Crypto)
will.sirman@rennoco.com
ca.linkedin.com
Yara Hegazy
Toronto
English
Regulatory Associate
yara.hegazy@rennoco.com
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Clients we work with
Frequently asked questions
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Question
Answer
For existing clients, contact your assigned lawyer. For potential cilents, you can fill out our contact form on our website or send us an email at info@rennoco.com.
We’re a full-service corporate, crypto, and regulatory firm. We help with everything from raising money to buying and selling a business to negotiating services agreements to helping comply with regulatory requirements. We can also help you with intellectual property needs.
We are very comfortable with flat fees, and many of our clients hire us on flat fee arrangements. Where flat fees don't make sense, we are always happy to provide an estimate up front. Just ask!
Many of our clients also work with us on a standard billable hour arrangement. We don't like sending out surprise bills and we do our best to make sure that we're delivering value to our clients (not just in our eyes but in theirs as well).
Many of our clients also work with us on a standard billable hour arrangement. We don't like sending out surprise bills and we do our best to make sure that we're delivering value to our clients (not just in our eyes but in theirs as well).
Yes. We provide legal services in both English and French, and we can prepare agreements and correspondence in either language.
We have team members across Canada (including in Ontario, BC, Alberta, and Quebec). We also have a team of counsel in the U.S., and US companies regularly seek us out to provide practical legal advice. We work with clients in Canada, the US, and beyond.
No. While much of our work is in crypto and fintech, we also work with all startups, scaleups, and founders across a wide variety of industries. One common theme is that our clients are looking for practical legal advice from lawyers who ‘get it’. Our clients also expect good value, and we do our best to deliver that.
Fill out our contact form on our website or send us an email at info@rennoco.com