Nicoletta Maria Ranieri

Nicoletta Ranieri provides strategic, personalized legal counsel aligned with each client's business objectives. With experience spanning both the Canadian and U.S. markets, she brings a practical, commercially minded approach to her practice and is deeply committed to achieving meaningful outcomes for her clients.

Prior to founding Ranieri Law, Nicoletta gained valuable experience as in-house counsel to a luxury goods and jewelry company and as an associate at a boutique intellectual property and business law firm in New York City. Earlier in her career, she worked with law firms and companies across the entertainment, media, and fashion industries, including Coach. These experiences have shaped her business-oriented perspective and her ability to advise clients with a nuanced understanding of both legal risk and commercial realities.

Nicoletta is actively engaged in diversity and inclusion initiatives, with a particular focus on advancing women, gender equality, racial equity, and support for underserved communities. She is also a dedicated advocate against bullying. Nicoletta serves on boards and committees related to intellectual property, the proliferation of education and learning, and cancer research and awareness.

A core focus of Nicoletta's practice is guiding businesses on best practices to support sustainable growth while proactively identifying and mitigating legal risks. She advises start-ups from incorporation through scale, and works closely with established companies on governance, internal policies, risk management, and expansion strategies.

Nicoletta has advised artists and creatives at every stage of the creative process, from development through commercialization and exploitation. Her experience includes negotiating and drafting a broad range of agreements, including talent, licensing, consulting, production, recording, work-for-hire, non-disclosure, and release agreements.