William "Bill" Kenny, K.C. 20YEARSAWARDED

William "Bill" Kenny, K.C.

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
Awarded Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation Construction Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice International Arbitration Product Liability Law
Works at
Kenny Law

1 Best Lawyers award

Biography

Bill Kenny acts as general counsel, practicing civil and regulatory litigation and construction law, as well as transportation, insurance, and corporate-commercial law. Bill has acted for construction contractors, consulting engineers, and owners. He has experience in all forms of claim-related events and dispute resolution as well as the preparation of contract documents. He has also been appointed as arbitrator and mediator in many commercial disputes. Bill has written articles and participated in seminars dealing with litigation, construction law, director’s liability and corporate governance. He has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut as well as before numerous agencies, boards and tribunals. He has appeared as counsel before international commercial arbitration panels in London and Paris. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Founding Fellow and former Governor of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. In 2019 he was recognized for receiving an “AV” rating in the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating for the past 20 years.

Bill was named winner of the Client Choice 2016 award in Construction. Published by International Law Office and Lexology, the Client Choice awards are based on a survey of senior corporate counsel around the world. Selection criteria focus exclusively on the ability to add real value to clients’ business.

Works at
Kenny Law

1 Best Lawyers award

Locations

Education

  • University of Saskatchewan, LL.B., graduated 1973

Affiliations

  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • Canadian Bar Association - Member
  • Canadian Bar Association Construction Law Section for Northern Alberta - Past Chair
  • Canadian College of Construction Lawyers - Founding Fellow and Former Governor
  • Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA) Contracts Committee - Former Member
  • Edmonton Bar Association - Member
  • Law Society of Alberta - Member
  • Law Society of Alberta Insurance, Audit, and Finance Committees - Past Member
  • Law Society of Manitoba - Member
  • Law Society of Northwest Territories - Member
  • Law Society of Nunavut - Member
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan - Member
  • The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Fellow
  • Western Canadian Commercial Arbitrators Society - Member & Member of Board of Directors

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Securities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Director and Officer Liability Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Director and Officer Liability Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Corporate and Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Director and Officer Liability Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Construction Law, Edmonton, Canada (2024)
  • Securities Law, Edmonton, Canada (2021)
  • Construction Law, Edmonton, Canada (2020)
  • Director and Officer Liability Practice, Edmonton, Canada (2019)
  • Construction Law, Edmonton, Canada (2017)
  • Insurance Law, Edmonton, Canada (2016)
  • Director and Officer Liability Practice, Edmonton, Canada (2015)
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Edmonton, Canada (2014)
  • Construction Law, Edmonton, Canada (2013)
  • Director and Officer Liability Practice, Edmonton, Canada (2012)
  • Construction Law, Edmonton, Canada (2011)
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Edmonton, Canada (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Director and Officer Liability Practice
  • International Arbitration
  • Product Liability Law
Awards:
  • Appointed Queen’s Counsel, 1994
  • Acritas Stars global survey of stand-out lawyers, 2019
  • Benchmark Canada, Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada
  • Benchmark Canada, Litigation Star: Construction, General Commercial, Insurance
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Construction Law – Most Frequently Recommended; Litigation - Securities – Repeatedly Recommended; Litigation - Product Liability – Repeatedly Recommended; Litigation – Directors’ & Officers’ Liability – Repeatedly Recommended; Litigation – Corporate Commercial – Most Frequently Recommended; Litigation - Commercial Insurance – Repeatedly Recommended
  • Chambers Canada, Construction – Band 1
  • International Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader – Construction 2019
  • International Who’s Who Legal: National Leader – Canada – Construction 2019
  • Martindale-Hubbel AV Preeminent Rating in both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, 2019 (20 year AV rating)

Additional Information

  • Community Involvement
  • Past Member, Board of Directors of the South Side Athletic Club
  • Past Member, Board of Directors Legal Aid Society of Alberta
  • Past member of the Board of Directors and former Vice-Chair, Catholic Social Services
  • Vice-Chair, Foundation for Newman Theological College and St. Joseph’s Seminary
  • Member of The Alberta Rules of Court Committee

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