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Alvin Mak

Associate
Edmonton
About
Alvin is a member of the Corporate group in the areas of corporate and ‎commercial matters and commercial real estate, with special expertise in construction, and pension and employee benefits.‎

His practice encompasses a wide range of mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, corporate organizations and restructurings, and large scale investments, with a focus on the real estate asset sector.

Alvin is highly experienced in pension and benefits law. He routinely advises on governance of pension and employee benefits trust funds, ‎investment funds and investment management arrangements, de-risking transactions, and navigating the regulatory landscape.

Alvin also has extensive experience on domestic and international commercial transactions, representing owners, investors, secured lenders, and pension and benefits plans on the acquisition and disposition of businesses, corporate organization and restructuring, construction industry matters, and regulatory requirements.

In 2027, Alvin was named to the Best Lawyers Canada Lawyer to Watch and Ones to Watch lists.‎

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesCorporateReal EstateConstruction and EngineeringEmployment
Bar admissionsAlberta, 2016

EXPERIENCE

  •  Advised pension plans and other benefits plans on investments in private equity funds and other structures, including:
    • An investment of $50,000,000 in a Canadian real estate fund focusing on a diversified Canadian real estate portfolio
    • An investment of $30,000,000 in a Canadian limited partnership fund with a focus on pursuing equity and equity-like investments in infrastructure assets
  • Acted for the Canadian subsidiary of a large, international investment management firm in the sale of a ‎multi-million dollar commercial office building comprised of approximately 140,000 square feet of ‎leasable area
  • Acted on the multi-million dollar sale of a large insurance broker to a US-based entity
  • Acted for a European entity on a multi-million dollar acquisition of a services firm in Canada
  • Acted for a large, international investment management firm with respect to establishing a Canadian ‎subsidiary and investing in commercial real estate in Canada
  • Advised CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. and CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd. in connection with the ‎acquisition by 2223890 Alberta Ltd. of Rocky Mountain Dealerships, Canada's biggest agriculture ‎equipment dealership
  • Acted in the restructuring of the Canadian subsidiaries of a large, US-based publicly traded company
  • Acted for a European public corporation with respect to the acquisition of a Canadian business providing large-scale transportation and logistics services in ‎Canada
  • Acted for the Seller in the sale of a multi-million dollar, medical office building
  • Advised Plan Sponsors on restructuring their Private Health Services Plans in order to comply with changes in the Income Tax Act
  • Acted for the Seller in the sale of an airport hangar and related assets
Languages
  • English

Awards

  • Best Lawyers Canada, Ones to Watch (Corporate Law), 2027
  • Best Lawyers Canada, Ones to Watch (Corporate and Commercial Litigation), 2027
  • Best Lawyers Canada, Lawyer to Watch (Real Estate Law), 2023 – 2027
Education
  • J.D. with Distinction, University of Alberta, 2015
  • B.A. with Distinction, University of Alberta, 2012
  • B.Sc., University of Alberta, 2009

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Volunteer, Edmonton Community Legal Centre
  • Volunteer, Hockey Education Reaching Out Society (HEROS)
  • Workplace Volunteer, United Way Campaign
  • Legal Education at the Bissell Centre, Student Legal Services

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of Alberta 
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association

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Phone

+1 780 670 6864
(Work, Edmonton)