Kevin Barr
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Kevin Barr

Associé

Calgary
KBarr@blg.com
403.232.9786

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403.232.9760

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SummaryExperienceAnchor TitleBeyond our WallsAwards & RecognitionBar Admission & Education

Kevin is the head of the Insolvency & Restructuring group in Calgary. He regularly advises debtors, creditors, financial institutions, lenders, monitors, receivers and trustees on a variety of bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring matters. Kevin has acted as strategic counsel in complex domestic and cross-border insolvencies. He has also regularly acts on foreclosure actions as well as various matters involving fraudulent conveyance and preference claims.

Experience

  • Canadian counsel to a Foreign Trustee (Cayman Islands) under the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act (Canada) on a cross-border bankruptcy.
  • Canadian counsel to a senior secured creditor on cross-border insolvency proceedings (United States).
  • Counsel to a senior creditor on a construction restructuring (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act) in Manitoba.

Beyond our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Turnaround Management Association
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Law Society of Alberta
  • Member, Calgary Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Member of the Board of Directors, Fort Calgary
  • Former member of the Board of Directors (Board Chair), Hospice Calgary

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2024) of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Construction Law).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2020) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Construction Law).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2023) of Benchmark Litigation Canada as a Litigation Star.
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2020) of Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure.
  • Recognized as a 2019 Acritas Star.
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada® (Construction).

Bar Admission & Education

  • Alberta, 2000
  • LLB, Université de l'Alberta, 1999
  • BA, Simon Fraser University, 1996