Lawyer Profile
Adam D. Merrick
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
Adam’s experience and client service makes him a valued asset to our clients, particularly in lending, commercial real estate, mergers and acquisitions and property development.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2000 (AB)
Professional Details
Education
Northwest Territories Bar (2018) Alberta Bar (2000) LLB (Alberta, 1999) BA cum laude (North Carolina, Greensboro, 1995)
Awards & Recognition
Recognized in the 2026 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Real Estate – Commercial Leasing) Recognized in the 2026 edition (and since 2025) of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Recognized in the 2026 edition (and since 2022) of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Banking and Finance Law) Recognized in the 2026 edition (and since 2021) of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Real Estate Law) Recognized in the 2026 edition (and since 2014) of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law)
Selected Decisions
Counsel to an REIT on a $160-million sale of six seniors’ lodge properties in Alberta and British Columbia Counsel to an REIT on a $70-million acquisition of a significant real estate portfolio in Iqaluit, Nunavut including hotels, leased property, rental properties, development lands, apartments and office buildings. The transaction involved refinancing, leases, land consolidations, fire reconstruction and insurance matters Counsel to one of Alberta’s largest self-governing regulatory associations in the negotiation of its office lease in downtown Edmonton comprising approximately 40,000 square feet Alberta counsel for Healthlease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust regarding its acquisition of a senior housing property in both High River and Olds, Alberta Alberta counsel for Healthlease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on a $950-million U.S. acquisition by Health Care REIT Inc., a transaction including a portfolio of 14 properties in Ontario and Alberta and another 39 properties in eight U.S. states regarding senior housing, post-acute care and long-term care facilities Counsel to a significant Canadian lender in numerous multiple million dollar secured loans