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Benjamin Alarie

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Founder at Blue J

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

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Benjamin Alarie co-founded Blue J in 2015 and serves as its CEO; the AI tax research platform is used by more than 5,900 organizations and has raised over US$150 million from investors including Oak HC/FT, Sapphire Ventures, and Ten Coves Capital. He holds the Osler Chair in Business Law at the University of Toronto and coined the term "legal singularity" in 2016. He co-authored The Legal Singularity (University of Toronto Press, 2023) with Abdi Aidid, which won an AAP PROSE Award, and Superjustice (Oxford University Press, 2026) with Samuel Becher.

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Co-founders at Blue J

AYAlbert Yoon
Albert YoonCo-Founder and Senior Academic Advisor
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Albert Hyun YoonFounder

Experience

  1. Blue JCo-founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  2. University of Toronto Faculty of LawProfessorcurrent2018 — present
  3. University of Toronto Faculty of LawOsler Chair in Business Lawcurrent2016 — present
  4. University of Toronto Faculty of LawAssociate Professor2009 — 2018
  5. University of Toronto Faculty of LawAssociate Dean, First Year Program2011 — 2015
  6. University of Toronto Faculty of LawAssistant Professor2004 — 2009
  7. Supreme Court of Canada (Office of the Registrar) / Cour suprême du Canada (Bureau du registraire)Clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Louise Arbour2003 — 2004Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

Tax Law51Artificial Intelligence (AI)Legal TechnologyEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Corporate StrategyTax Law ResearchBoard GovernanceStrategic Partnerships

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Who is Benjamin Alarie?
Benjamin Alarie co-founded Blue J in 2015 and serves as its CEO; the AI tax research platform is used by more than 5,900 organizations and has raised over US$150 million from investors including Oak HC/FT, Sapphire Ventures, and Ten Coves Capital. He holds the Osler Chair in Business Law at the University of Toronto and coined the term "legal singularity" in 2016. He co-authored The Legal Singularity (University of Toronto Press, 2023) with Abdi Aidid, which won an AAP PROSE Award, and Superjustice (Oxford University Press, 2026) with Samuel Becher.
Where does Benjamin Alarie work?
Benjamin Alarie is Founder of Blue J.
What companies did Benjamin Alarie found?
Benjamin Alarie founded Blue J.
Where did Benjamin Alarie go to school?
Benjamin Alarie studied at Yale Law School (LL.M., Law); University of Toronto Faculty of Law (Juris Doctor, Class of 1967 Prize); University of Toronto (MA, Economics).

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