William E. Stransky
Partner
William's Assistant
Biography
William Stransky has a broad litigation practice with experience in corporate and commercial litigation, administrative law, and insolvency and restructuring proceedings.
William has assisted businesses, individuals, and financial institutions with a range of disputes, including:
- business and shareholder disputes
- contract disputes
- complex corporate reorganizations
- security realization and debt enforcement proceedings
He has appeared as counsel in courts in BC, Alberta, and Ontario and has represented clients before private arbitration panels and various administrative tribunals, including the BC Securities Commission.
William previously practiced at an international law firm in Vancouver and, before that, clerked for six justices of the British Columbia Supreme Court. He obtained his law degree from the University of British Columbia, where he received awards for academic standing and community involvement and as a member of the winning team in the B.C. Law Schools Moot.
Publications
- “Highly Interesting: Criminal Interest Rate Issues Applicable to Interim Financing Under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act”, Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2014 (Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2015) (co-authored with Cindy Cheuk)
- “Keep Up and Wind Up: Effects of Technological Innovation on Insolvency Law”, Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2018 (Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2019) (co-authored with Cindy Cheuk)
Education
- BA, Laurentian University (2012)
- JD, University of British Columbia (2015)
Associations
- Vancouver Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia)
- The Advocates’ Society
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia (2017)
Notable Cases
- Prokam Enterprises Ltd. v. British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board, 2023 BCSC 403
- Rogers v. Rogers Communications Inc., 2021 BCSC 2184
- Young EnergyServe Inc v LR Ltd, LR Processing Partnership, 2021 ABQB 101 (CanLII)
- Cheung v Ta, 2021 BCSC 101 (CanLII)
- Ravvin v Canada Bread Company Limited, 2020 ABCA 424
- Copper North Mining Corp. v. Granite Creek Copper Ltd., 2019 BCSC 2272
- Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH v. MFC Bancorp Ltd., 2019 BCSC 1536
News
McEwan Partners captures title of British Columbia Firm of the Year 2022 and collects an Impact Award!
Congratulations to everyone at our firm for supplying the dedication and talent that it took to win British Columbia Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards.... Read more
McEwan Partners welcomes new partner William Stransky
Called to the British Columbia bar in 2017, William Stransky has a broad litigation practice that includes trial and appellate work. William has experience in corporate and commercial litigation,... Read more