Legal Innovation Zone at Toronto Metropolitan University

Still reminiscing about an incredible evening celebrating 10 Years of LIZ! 🥂

It was incredible to see such an amazing turnout, to reflect on the stories and impact of the LIZ over the last 10 years, and to reconnect with so many familiar faces—both old and new. The energy in the room truly showed the strength of the LIZ community.

A massive thank you to everyone who came out to mark 10 Years of LIZ, and to our valued partner, Fasken Emerging Tech Practice, for hosting such a memorable evening. We're so grateful for the founders, mentors, partners, and friends who have been part of this journey—here’s to the next chapter! ✨

Congratulations to LIZ founders Ariel Nacson and Aaron Wenner on this exciting milestone as Jurisage joins Clio! 🎉

Over the years, Jurisage has built a robust foundation of Canadian legal data, expertise and workflow tools. Now, joining Clio, they can build on that foundation, accelerating the next generation of legal AI and innovation.

Congrats to the Jurisage team on this exciting new chapter.

We can't wait to see what's next! ✨

A huge congratulations to LIZ founders Michael Stych of Contend Legal and Meyer Mechanic of Vaultie for earning a spot on The Peak’s 2026 Emerging Leaders list in the law category! 🎉

The Peak’s Emerging Leaders list recognizes Canadians under 40 who are making an impact across business, technology, law, and beyond.

As members of the founder community, Michael and Meyer are helping shape the future of legal innovation through their work in building trusted legal tech solutions.

Congrats again to Michael and Meyer—we can’t wait to see what’s next! ✨

LIZ was proud to attend the Legal Innovation Forum Toronto 2026 last week as a community partner, where we spent an incredible day hosting our booth and meeting with industry innovators!

We were thrilled to have LIZ founders Michael Stych from Contend Legal, Rafael Miranda from Legalboards, and Dawood Cheema from Data Function Inc, in attendance.

Thank you to The Legal Innovation Forum for the continued partnership, and to everyone who stopped by the LIZ booth to connect with us!

What have the been up to lately? 🤔

Swipe to see the latest updates from LIZ startups Spellbook, Limmi Global, and Epilogue. From securing major funding and joining leading accelerator programs to helping organizations achieve incredible results, our startups have been busy building, growing, and making an impact. 🚀

This , we’re highlighting Jordan Haworth, Founder of DemandPay.

Incubated at the LIZ, DemandPay helps workers understand their legal rights and negotiate termination packages without the need for a lawyer.

Learn more about Jordan below.⬇️

Visit our website to learn more about DemandPay: https://www.torontomu.ca/zone-learning/legal-innovation-zone/startups/demandpay/

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at our Toronto Tech Week event, Building Canadian Legal Tech with Clio’s CTO! ✨

We had an inspiring afternoon of insight, conversation, and connection around building and scaling legal tech in Canada.

A special thank you to Jonathan Watson and our partners at Clio for helping bring this event to life.

We also want to extend our appreciation to everyone who participated in our Q&A session—it was fantastic to see so many insightful questions come in, and we truly hope you found great value in the discussion and responses.

Stay tuned for more upcoming LIZ events!