Ken Dhaliwal
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Media & Entertainment
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About
Provided by Ken Dhaliwal
Practice Areas
Ken Dhaliwal is a Partner in Dentons’ Toronto office and has been practicing entertainment law for over 20 years. Ken focuses on the areas of media, entertainment and intellectual property law. Ken’s national and international film, television and on-line clients are involved in a wide range of activities from financing to production and distribution. Ken acts for independent producers, Canadian and foreign broadcasters, major Hollywood studios, online providers, television and film distributors, banks, private equity 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.
Career
Called to the bar: Ontario, 1993
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario)
Chambers Review
Canada
Ken Dhaliwal is based in Toronto, where he is well placed to advise on the financing and structuring of domestic and international film and television productions. His clients include Canadian and international film and TV producers, broadcasters and interactive media companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ken is a very knowledgeable and reliable partner with a great industry reputation. We’re very happy with his service and will continue to use Dentons for future deals because of him."
"Ken is long-established, knowledgeable, dependable and very effective."
"Ken has a wealth of information and is a really great person who's had our best interest in mind."
"Ken is top notch."
"Ken is a very strong production lawyer."
"Ken is a very knowledgeable and reliable partner with a great industry reputation. We’re very happy with his service and will continue to use Dentons for future deals because of him."
"Ken is long-established, knowledgeable, dependable and very effective."
"Ken has a wealth of information and is a really great person who's had our best interest in mind."
"Ken is top notch."
"Ken is a very strong production lawyer."
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