Ken is a partner in Torkin Manes' Commercial Real Estate group with a focus on commercial leasing and the sale, acquisition, and financing of commercial property. He acts for leading developers, retailers, landlords, and tenants in retail, office, and industrial properties for the leasing of build-to-suit office and industrial properties, shopping centre leasing, and sale and lease-back transactions. Formerly corporate counsel in charge of Tim Hortons' real estate legal department. A frequent lecturer and author on commercial leasing law for the Law Society of Ontario, CBA, ICSC, and Federated Press. Actively involved with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Previous co-chairman, ICSC's Canadian Law Conference (2011–13); member of the ICSC Conference executive committee (2014–17); speaker for ICSC’s American Law Conference; team recipient of the Rex Award for Office Lease of the Year; co-editor of Landlord’s Rights and Remedies in a Commercial Lease, A Practical Guide (2nd ed.); contributing author to Shopping Centre Leases (2nd ed.); and consultant to Canada Law Book’s consolidations of Ontario Landlord and Tenant legislation. Ken is ranked in leading legal directories such as Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada.
On August 9, 2019, LGC Standards Canada Limited (“LGC”), a subsidiary of LGC Limited and a portfolio company of KKR & Co. Inc., acquired a majority stake in Toronto Research Chemicals Inc. (“TRC”) and Synfine Research Limited. Financial terms of the investment were not publicly disclosed.
On July 29, 2016, Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. (“Give & Go”) completed the acquisition of Create-a-Treat Ltd., NAFTA Foods and Packaging Inc., and related entities (together, “NAFTA CAT”).
