Alayna Rose Kolodziechuk

Alayna is a lawyer and Dalhousie alum with 10 years’ experience advising businesses and not-for-profits in the creative and tech industries. Most recently, she practiced at an entertainment and media law boutique in Toronto, ON where she oversaw the firm’s corporate practice and represented a range of clients including artists and creators, record labels and film production companies, software developers and industry advocacy groups.

Alayna provides advice to organizations across different stages of growth and development on their structuring as well as intellectual property and privacy/technology matters.

Léo is a Junior Staff Lawyer at initio , where he is building a corporate and commercial law practice with a focus on startups, technology, privacy, intellectual property and social impact. Drawing on his prior experience as an Articled Clerk and Senior Law Student at initio , Léo approaches legal challenges with an entrepreneurial mindset to provide clients with a range of legal services to fit their unique needs. Léo is passionate about increasing access to business law services across Atlantic Canada. He regularly advises entrepreneurs, startups, early-stage businesses, and social purpose organizations on incorporations, organizational structuring, privacy compliance, intellectual property strategy, contract negotiation, and commercial drafting. In addition to his practice, Léo is committed to clinical legal education. He enjoys guest lecturing at the Schulich School of Law on emerging technologies and helping to train incoming cohorts of Senior Law Students at initio . Léo is actively expanding his work in the evolving field of artificial intelligence. During law school, he authored a directed research paper on the use of generative AI in legal education. As a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society’s Law Office Management Standards Committee - Technology Subgroup, Léo helped author the Society’s AI Guide for Lawyers. Léo holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Law from Carleton University and a Juris Doctor from Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law. He was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2025. Outside of his legal work, Léo enjoys hiking in his family’s Cape Breton community, spending time with his cat Maizy, and creating personalized health and nutrition plans for friends and family.