About Ken
Ken’s practice focuses on tax litigation and tax dispute resolution. With over 30 years as a tax lawyer, he also has extensive experience in corporate tax planning, reorganizations and personal tax planning.Becoming partner at Felesky Flynn in 1996, Ken was co-managing partner from 2008 to 2015 and was appointed King’s Counsel in 2008. He has represented taxpayers before the Supreme Court of Canada, Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and Alberta Court of Appeal.Ken holds both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws. He has presented on a variety of tax matters to numerous professional groups, including the Canadian Tax Foundation, Tax Executives Institute, Calgary Chapter, the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and many more. Ken is recognized as a leading tax lawyer by The Best Lawyers in Canada™ and also ranked as a featured Leading Lawyer in Corporate Tax and Litigation – Corporate Tax by Canadian Lexpert®.Ken formerly was one of the Canadian Bar Association representatives on the Tax Court of Canada Bench and Bar Committee from 2015 to 2018. He served on the Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments for the Tax Court of Canada from 2009 to 2014.CredentialsAppointed King’s Counsel, 2008Called to the Alberta Bar, 1988Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (with Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 1987Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm) (with Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 1983Memberships & AffiliationsMember, Tax Court of Canada Rules CommitteePast Member, Tax Court of Canada Bench and Bar CommitteePast Member, Board of Directors of the United Way of CalgaryPast Chair, Finance and Audit Committee of the United Way of CalgaryPast Member, Judicial Advisory Committee for Appointments to the Tax Court of CanadaPast Director, Canadian Petroleum Tax SocietyPast Member, Board of Trustees, Calgary Health Trust (Chair of the Planning Giving Committee)Past President, Calgary Bar AssociationPast Director, Board of Directors, Calgary Women’s Emergency ShelterPast Division Chairman, Campaign Cabinet, United Way of CalgaryPast Member, Planning Giving Committee, Foothills Hospital FoundationPast Chairman, Taxation Specialists Section (Southern) and the Taxation Non-Specialists Section (Southern), Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar AssociationMember, Canadian Bar AssociationMember, Canadian Tax FoundationMember, Canadian Petroleum Tax Society
Ken’s practice focuses on tax litigation and tax dispute resolution. With over 30 years as a tax lawyer, he also has extensive experience in corporate tax planning, reorganizations and personal tax planning.
Becoming partner at Felesky Flynn in 1996, Ken was co-managing partner from 2008 to 2015 and was appointed King’s Counsel in 2008. He has represented taxpayers before the Supreme Court of Canada, Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and Alberta Court of Appeal.
Ken holds both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws. He has presented on a variety of tax matters to numerous professional groups, including the Canadian Tax Foundation, Tax Executives Institute, Calgary Chapter, the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and many more. Ken is recognized as a leading tax lawyer by The Best Lawyers in Canada™ and also ranked as a featured Leading Lawyer in Corporate Tax and Litigation – Corporate Tax by Canadian Lexpert®.
Ken formerly was one of the Canadian Bar Association representatives on the Tax Court of Canada Bench and Bar Committee from 2015 to 2018. He served on the Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments for the Tax Court of Canada from 2009 to 2014.
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