Mr Ken Dhaliwal > Dentons > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
77 KING STREET WEST
SUITE 400
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5K 0A1
Canada

Work Department

Banking and Finance; Intellectual Property and Technology; Securities and Corporate Finance; Media, Entertainment and Sports

Position

Partner

Career

Ken Dhaliwal is a Partner in Dentons’ Toronto office; he joined the firm in 2014 from another Canadian law firm. He focuses on the areas of media, entertainment and intellectual property law. Ken primarily practises in the film, television, book publishing and live theatre industries. His national and international clients are involved in a wide range of activities from financing to production and distribution. He acts for banks, film and television producers, distributors, broadcasters as well as creators and artists.

In assisting his clients achieve their transactional goals, Ken brings his extensive industry experience, balanced approach and goal-oriented focus. He frequently advises them on the areas of Canadian tax incentives, which he combines with international incentives, treaty co-productions and co-ventures, and structuring productions to maximize the benefits of these programmes. His experience also extends to working directly and extensively with Canadian guilds and governmental and private agencies on behalf of his Canadian and foreign clients.

Ken has represented producers on large budget productions such as, Resident Evil: Retribution, Silent Hill: Revelation, Whistleblower and the Twilight Saga, as well as the television series Lost Girl and XIII. Ken has represented several domestic and foreign lenders in connection with large budget productions such as Cosmopolis and Splice.

Read Ken’s full biography here.

Languages

English

Memberships

Education

University of Western Ontario, 1991, LL.B.
York University, 1988, B.A.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Media and entertainment

(Hall of Fame)

Ken DhaliwalDentons

The full-spectrum media and entertainment practice at Dentons provides a one-stop-shop service to clients across the industry, with producers, broadcasters, Hollywood studios, streamers, distributers and banks all on the team’s books. Arguably best known for its reputation in the audiovisual field, the group also shines in music publishing and video game-related matters. In Toronto, Ken Dhaliwal is sought after for his expertise in national and international film, television and streaming work, where he acts for all key sector stakeholders. Other key names in Toronto include media finance and copyright specialist Jim Russell; up-and-coming production and licensing partner Jayme Alter; and talented counsel Bob Tarantino. In Vancouver, Juliet Smith ranks among the go-to experts in British Colombia for audiovisual production and financing.