Joe is a technology, capital raising, and tax partner with a particular focus on high growth technology start-ups, IT contracting for managing digital transformation, and tax structuring for private enterprises and professionals. He has assisted hundreds of prairie technology, innovation, and scientific start-ups. He works with founders throughout the start-up life cycle, from the very early ideation stage, through formation, to growth, scale, and exit. Joe brings a unique approach to his advice having co-founded a legaltech start-up that participated in Saskatchewan’s first business accelerator program. Joe also serves as the lawyer-in-residence for Co.Labs (a technology incubator in Saskatoon), the lawyer-in-residence for Cultivator (a technology incubator in Regina), and a legal coach for Opus (a technology incubator operated by the University of Saskatchewan). He is the Founder and Chair of the firm’s Technology and High Growth Startups Practice Group. He presents to groups in the start-up ecosystem on legal issues such as formation, tax matters, employee incentive planning, privacy and cybersecurity, securing government funding, and raising capital. He has been recognized by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 for Information Technology in Saskatoon.
