Christine K. Ho

Christine K. Ho is a Community Engagement and Legal Operations Lawyer at Dentons, based in Toronto, and a member of the firm's Knowledge & Legal Operations team. Her practice focuses on Technology Law.

In her role, she leads national and global business, legal and community affairs for the Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies group, including the Dentons Canada Startup Program. She primarily focuses on business development, strategy, client relations, marketing, communications, operations, project management, partnerships, sponsorships, alliances and community engagement.

She manages Dentons' relationships with a variety of organisations and often works with entrepreneurs, angel investors, accelerators, incubators, venture capital funds, corporate venture arms, not-for-profits and companies of all sizes, across a wide range of sectors such as fintech, proptech, life sciences, healthtech, entertainment, and technology, media & telecommunications (TMT).

Prior to joining Dentons, Christine was a litigation lawyer and the National Director of Legal Projects for an international Fortune 500 company. She worked in client development, operations, business strategy, marketing and relationship management for various organisations primarily in professional services as well as the film and television industries through her experience at a startup based in Los Angeles.

She holds a JD from Queen's University and a BA (Honours) from the University of Toronto, and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association. She serves as a mentor and judge for numerous accelerators and pitch competitions, including Techstars Toronto Accelerator, Colliers Proptech Accelerator, Futurpreneur Growth Accelerator, the University of Toronto ICUBE and UTEST Pitch Competitions, and the Queen's University Smith School of Business MMIE Program Investors Pitch Day.