Professional Background

Ali Aghaamoo received his Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa in 2023. Prior to law school, Ali obtained a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Intellectual Property Law from the University of Tehran.

During law school, Ali was a member of the Legal Writing Academy as a legal writing leader. He was also selected to be a Dean’s tech fellow where he worked with staff to digitize different aspects of the faculty by planning and deploying new platforms. In addition, Ali volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and served as an executive member of the Law and Technology Student Society. In his first year, Ali interned at a criminal law firm in Ottawa, where he appeared before remand courts. Between his first and second year, Ali received a scholarship to complete a Certificate of Arbitration at the International Academy for Arbitration Law in Paris. In his second year, Ali worked at the OpenMedia organization in Vancouver, where his focus was on privacy law.

Prior to moving to Canada, Ali worked as a lawyer in Iran where he practiced in various areas of law, most notably being that of intellectual property and civil litigation. Ali also worked as in-house counsel at a multinational company and appeared before arbitral tribunals in Iran.

Ali is fluent in Farsi.

Education

  • Juris Doctor (Cum Laude), University of Ottawa, 2023
  • Master of Intellectual Property Law, University of Tehran, 2012
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Tehran, 2007

Memberships

  • Member, Iran Central Bar Association