{"id":2605,"date":"2025-03-24T21:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T04:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/?post_type=person&#038;p=2605"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:05:49","slug":"nils-preshaw","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/person\/nils-preshaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Nils Preshaw"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2605\" class=\"elementor elementor-2605\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d2d86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7d2d86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09099d9 e-con-full max-container-width e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09099d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd47cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebd47cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46333de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46333de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"overview\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h3><p>Nils Preshaw is an experienced litigator who spent the first twelve years of his career as a Crown Prosecutor. \u00a0During those years he had a heavy trial schedule that included general criminal, conspiracy, drug trafficking and large wiretap project trials.<\/p><p>Nils Preshaw has conducted numerous provincial and superior court trials in both BC and Alberta as well as appeals before the Courts of Appeal in both provinces.<\/p><p>During his time as a Crown Prosecutor Nils Preshaw worked on matters involving CSIS, the RCMP, CBSA, CRA, IRS and <a href=\"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/2020\/05\/successful-removal-of-red-notice\/\">Interpol<\/a>.\u00a0 In 2008 Nils began focusing on complex fraud litigation.<\/p><p>In 2014, Nils Preshaw started his own practice representing clients throughout Western Canada in diverse trial matters ranging from charges of murder and dangerous offender designations to complex civil fraud. \u00a0While out on his own Nils continued to represent the Crown as an agent in both complex tax prosecutions and the defense of RCMP officers in civil litigation.<\/p><p>In 2018, Nils joined Kornfeld\u2019s litigation department where he continues trial work with a particular focus on cases involving large commercial fraud.<\/p><p>Nils has taught prospective law students an LSAT prep course, lectured to CRA Investigators about Cross Examination; to commercial fraud specialists about Corporate Witnesses and been a guest lecturer for the Law Society of BC\u2019s Bar Admission Course.<\/p><p>Nils is an avid cyclist, rock climber and skier.<\/p><h4><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li>Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, LLB<\/li><li>University of Calgary, BA, Political Science and English Literature<\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Bar Admissions<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li>British Columbia, 2006<\/li><li>Alberta, 2002<\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Service<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li>Tribunal member for the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (Ciro), chairing disciplinary hearings of registered persons in the mutual fund industry.<\/li><li>Volunteer with the Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council of BC vetting applicants for Provincial Court Judge positions from 2020 to 2023.<\/li><li>Recent Contributor to the 2023 Professional Legal Training Course practice materials on Professionalism: Ethics.<\/li><li>Volunteer lawyer on monthly Access Pro-Bono telephone clinics.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f6b7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5f6b7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed025f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed025f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mila Pavlakovic,<\/strong> Designated Paralegal<strong><br \/>T<\/strong> 604.331.8347<br \/><strong>E<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:mpavlakovic@kornfeldllp.com\">mpavlakovic@kornfeldllp.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":3375,"parent":0,"template":"page-person.php","class_list":["post-2605","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cat_practice_area-litigation-and-dispute-resolution","cat_role-partner"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person\/2605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/person"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person\/2605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11602,"href":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person\/2605\/revisions\/11602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kornfeldllp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}