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Adam Rock
Partner • (he/him)
Adam practices corporate law, with a focus on private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, and special situations. He also advises clients involved in contested shareholder matters, including shareholder proposals and requisitions, proxy contests, and unsolicited take-over bids.
Education & Qualifications
- Alberta Bar (2006)
- JD (Toronto, 2005)
Languages
- English
More about me
Adam Rock is a partner in the Calgary office of MLT Aikins LLP, where he focuses on private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, and special situations. He also advises clients involved in contested shareholder matters, including shareholder proposals and requisitions, proxy contests and unsolicited take-over bids. Adam is industry agnostic, but has particular experience in the energy and technology sectors. He is recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in corporate law.
Adam serves on the board of CHC, which provides affordable housing solutions to more than 25,000 low- and moderate-income Calgarians on behalf of The City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta. He is also the corporate secretary of several energy and technology companies.
Adam holds a law degree from the University of Toronto.
Since joining MLT Aikins, Adam has represented:
- SC2 Inc. on its minority investment in Sherritt International Corporation
- GT Capital Trust Ltd. on its acquisition of Zyzygy Resources Ltd.
- Black Seal Resources Corp. on its shareholder engagement with, and minority investment from, affiliates of Kier Asset Management Inc.
- SC2 Inc. on its widely-disseminated offer to acquire shares of Sherritt International Corporation at a premium to the market price
- Expander Energy Inc. on its $45 million sale of renewable energy assets to, and its strategic investment in, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp.
- CE Brands Inc. on its debt recapitalization and majority investment from funds managed by Vesta Wealth Partners Ltd.
- Expander Energy Inc. on its joint venture with Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc. to construct the world’s first biomass-to-BioSyndiesel® facility
- Metiquity Ventures Fund LP on its minority investments in Mastrius Marketplace, Inc. and Runnr Delivery Inc.
- Director, Calhome Properties Ltd. o/a Calgary Housing Company
- Corporate Secretary, CE Brands Inc.
- Director, Black Seal Resources Corp.
- Member, Risk Committee, Northrock Global Opportunities Fund
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada – Corporate Law (2025)