Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (1980)
  • Quebec (1976)
Education
  • LL.B., McGill University, 1978
  • B.C.L., McGill University, 1975
  • B.Comm., McGill University, 1972
Affiliations
  • Advisor, The Law Society of Ontario, Coach and Advisor Network (CAN)
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Osgoode Society for Continued Legal History
  • Toronto Lawyers Association
  • Board of Directors, Israel Cancer Research Fund
Languages
  • English
  • French

Ken Prehogan is known for his uncompromising representation of clients involved in some of Canada’s most challenging business and real property disputes.

As trial and appellate counsel in a wide variety of corporate, commercial, and real estate matters, he has represented public and private companies, property owners, real estate developers, mortgage lenders, home builders, directors and shareholders, financial institutions, provincial governments, crown corporations, municipalities, public utilities, insurers, pension funds, major accounting firms, receivers, trustees, executors and beneficiaries.

His cases include a broad spectrum of business and real estate disputes with issues which include contract interpretation, commercial leasing, vendor and purchaser, nuisance, easements, environmental contamination, corporate oppression, winding up, director and officer liability, enforcement of real and personal property security, construction, and professional liability.

He has extensive experience in pre-judgment remedies including injunctions, receiverships, seizures before judgment of real and personal property, worldwide freezing orders, and Anton Piller orders.

As a member of the Bar of Ontario and former member of the Bar of Quebec, Ken’s education, training, and experience is in both the common and civil law systems. He has also appeared before the Newfoundland Supreme Court.

Ken is recognized as a Leading Practitioner in Corporate Commercial Litigation in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and by Best Lawyers in Canada.

Ken has spoken and written on a variety of business and real property litigation subjects for The Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Ontario, Insight, The Canadian Institute, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and Association of Forensic Investigators of Canada.

Experience

Represented Midland Resources Holding Limited in a complex commercial dispute relating to a Russian oil and gas venture, obtaining a judgment of over $46 million for Midland

Represented Canada’s former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, in civil litigation with German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber and author Peter Newman

Represented the Walkerton Public Utilities Commission at the Public Inquiry into the causes of contamination of the town’s drinking water system

Represented public sector employer in litigation involving alleged bid-rigging and employee fraud

Represents leading Canadian and international retailers in corporate, commercial, real estate and leasing litigation

  • Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, (2020, 2021)
  • Repeatedly recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in Litigation – Corporate Commercial
  • Repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Represented Midland Resources Holding Limited in a complex commercial dispute relating to a Russian oil and gas venture, obtaining a judgment of over $46 million for Midland

Represented Canada’s former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, in civil litigation with German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber and author Peter Newman

Represented the Walkerton Public Utilities Commission at the Public Inquiry into the causes of contamination of the town’s drinking water system

Represented public sector employer in litigation involving alleged bid-rigging and employee fraud

Represents leading Canadian and international retailers in corporate, commercial, real estate and leasing litigation

  • Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, (2020, 2021)
  • Repeatedly recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in Litigation – Corporate Commercial
  • Repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Ken Prehogan is known for his uncompromising representation of clients involved in some of Canada’s most challenging business and real property disputes.

As trial and appellate counsel in a wide variety of corporate, commercial, and real estate matters, he has represented public and private companies, property owners, real estate developers, mortgage lenders, home builders, directors and shareholders, financial institutions, provincial governments, crown corporations, municipalities, public utilities, insurers, pension funds, major accounting firms, receivers, trustees, executors and beneficiaries.

His cases include a broad spectrum of business and real estate disputes with issues which include contract interpretation, commercial leasing, vendor and purchaser, nuisance, easements, environmental contamination, corporate oppression, winding up, director and officer liability, enforcement of real and personal property security, construction, and professional liability.

He has extensive experience in pre-judgment remedies including injunctions, receiverships, seizures before judgment of real and personal property, worldwide freezing orders, and Anton Piller orders.

As a member of the Bar of Ontario and former member of the Bar of Quebec, Ken’s education, training, and experience is in both the common and civil law systems. He has also appeared before the Newfoundland Supreme Court.

Ken is recognized as a Leading Practitioner in Corporate Commercial Litigation in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and by Best Lawyers in Canada.

Ken has spoken and written on a variety of business and real property litigation subjects for The Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Ontario, Insight, The Canadian Institute, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and Association of Forensic Investigators of Canada.

Experience

Represented Midland Resources Holding Limited in a complex commercial dispute relating to a Russian oil and gas venture, obtaining a judgment of over $46 million for Midland

Represented Canada’s former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, in civil litigation with German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber and author Peter Newman

Represented the Walkerton Public Utilities Commission at the Public Inquiry into the causes of contamination of the town’s drinking water system

Represented public sector employer in litigation involving alleged bid-rigging and employee fraud

Represents leading Canadian and international retailers in corporate, commercial, real estate and leasing litigation

  • Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, (2020, 2021)
  • Repeatedly recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in Litigation – Corporate Commercial
  • Repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Represented Midland Resources Holding Limited in a complex commercial dispute relating to a Russian oil and gas venture, obtaining a judgment of over $46 million for Midland

Represented Canada’s former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, in civil litigation with German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber and author Peter Newman

Represented the Walkerton Public Utilities Commission at the Public Inquiry into the causes of contamination of the town’s drinking water system

Represented public sector employer in litigation involving alleged bid-rigging and employee fraud

Represents leading Canadian and international retailers in corporate, commercial, real estate and leasing litigation

  • Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, (2020, 2021)
  • Repeatedly recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in Litigation – Corporate Commercial
  • Repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (1980)
  • Quebec (1976)
Education
  • LL.B., McGill University, 1978
  • B.C.L., McGill University, 1975
  • B.Comm., McGill University, 1972
Affiliations
  • Advisor, The Law Society of Ontario, Coach and Advisor Network (CAN)
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Osgoode Society for Continued Legal History
  • Toronto Lawyers Association
  • Board of Directors, Israel Cancer Research Fund
Languages
  • English
  • French
Speaking Engagements
  • In the Eye of the Storm – The Latest Litigation News and Developments for Corporate Counsel, Insight Corporate Counsel Forum – February 25 – 26, 2008
  • Safeguarding Real Estate Transactions, Mitigating the Risk of Litigation, Law Society, November 14, 2007
  • A Microscopic Look at Your Forensic & Investigative Reports, 9th Annual Fraud Conference & Workshop, Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada, May 8, 2007
  • Understanding Non-Monetary Remedies in the Commercial Context, The Canadian Institute’s Litigating Commercial Remedies conference, March 27, 2007
  • Civil Roads to Recovery, 7th Annual Fraud Conference & Workshop, Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada, May 9, 2005
  • Trading Places – Issues in Assignment, Subletting and Change of Control, International Council of Shopping Centres, Law Conference, March 4, 2004
  • Commercial List – An Insider’s Report Metro Toronto Lawyers Associate – Nutshell Seminar, June 4, 2003
  • Certificates of Pending Litigation: What’s New, The Law Society of Upper Canada, Gravel to Gavel IV, New Developments in Real Estate Litigation, November 27, 2002
  • Civil Roads to Recovery, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Toronto Chapter, Fraud Chapter, January 19, 1998
  • Landlords and Security in the Property of Commercial Tenants, Canadian Bar Association, Concepts in Collision: Security in Real and Personal Property for the Real Property and Insolvency Practitioner, June 6, 1996
  • Commercial Lease Defaults“, Canadian Institute, October 5, 1992
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