Kenneth Dekker, a Partner of the firm, is engaged in Commercial and Civil Litigation. Ken’s areas of interest include shareholder disputes, securities litigation, defamation, contractual disputes, injunctions, and cross-border litigation such as the enforcement of foreign judgments and foreign letters of request.
Ken obtained his B.A. with Honours from the University of King 's College in Halifax , Nova Scotia in 1992, his LL.B. from Dalhousie University , Nova Scotia in 1996 and was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1998. Following his call to the Bar, Ken worked briefly as a legal researcher with the Commission of Inquiry on Proceedings involving Guy Paul Morin.
Ken has acted as trial and appellate counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario , including the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal for Ontario , and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Ken's Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Partnership Litigation and Shareholder Disputes
Securities Litigation
Employment Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Professional Malpractice Litigation
Ken's Education
B.A., Honours in History; University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1992)
LL.B., Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1996)
Ken's Legal Career
Partner -- Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP, 2006-Present
Associate -- Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP, 2003-2006
Associate -- Kelly Affleck Greene, 1998-2003
Legal Researcher with the Commission of Inquiry on Proceedings involving Guy Paul Morin
Articling Student -- Blaney McMurtry Stapells Friedman, Toronto, 1996-1997
Called to the Bar, Ontario, 1998
Ken's Professional Activities
Member of The Canadian Bar Association
Member of The Law Society of Upper Canada
Member of The Advocates' Society
Associate Member of The American Bar Association
