Engineer · Lawyer · Builder
Ajay
Krishnan
I’m building the world’s first AI lawyer. I’m both the engineer and the attorney.
Selected Work
Things I’ve
built.
Blackline Legal (opens in new window)
AI Legal TechThe world’s first AI employment lawyer. Grounded in statutes, case law, and precedent. Multimodal—voice, video, and chat. Your conversations are privileged. Unlike ChatGPT, they can’t be used against you in court.
Rajam (opens in new window)
Audio PlatformVoice-first audio recording. Record, organize, and share audio with an app that treats your voice like it matters. Progressive web app with offline support, real-time waveform visualization, and one-link sharing.
Edge AI Agents
ExperimentsAutonomous agents running small language models on ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico. Local inference, no cloud dependency, physical-world interaction. Exploring what happens when AI meets the real world at the hardware level.
About
Twenty years.
Three disciplines.
One approach.
I started in engineering, moved through law, and now build at the intersection. I’ve been a CTO, a corporate lawyer, and a startup co-founder—sometimes simultaneously. Today I ship production AI systems and I’m building Blackline Legal (opens in new window), the world’s first AI employment lawyer.
The best systems are built by people who understand the technology, the law, and the business. I understand all three.
Engineering
Full-stack development. Production AI systems. Rails, Python, React. Currently exploring small language models running locally on ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico.
BEng, McMaster University
Law
Licensed lawyer. Employment, corporate, and technology transactions. Building AI-native legal tools that combine machine intelligence with solicitor-client privilege.
JD, University of Toronto
Business
Co-founded a genetics company (acquired 2021). Led technology and legal at QSR brands serving 27,000 restaurants across 100+ countries.
MBA, Rotman School of Management
Experience
Where I’ve
worked.
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012025 —AI Growth Labs Founding Engineer
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022024 — 25City Lifestyle CTO & General Counsel
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032021 — 24Caravel Law LLP Technology Lawyer
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042022 — 23Fishtail VP, Trade Technology
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052018 — 21Lobo Genetics Co-founder, CTO & GC
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062016 — 18Restaurant Brands Intl Counsel, Ops & Technology
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072010 — 12Davies Ward Phillips Law Articles
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082006 — 08Infusion (Avanade) Technical Account Lead
- JD, University of Toronto
- MBA, Rotman School of Management
- BEng, McMaster University
Contact
Let’s build
something.
Always interested in ambitious projects at the intersection of AI, law, and technology. Whether you’re building a company, need a technical co-founder, or want to talk shop.