Lawyer Profile
George A. Monroe
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
George Monroe is a partner and senior member of the firm’s Real Estate Group at McInnes Cooper. George’s practice is primarily commercial real estate based, with a focus on leasing (both landlord and tenant aspects), financing, acquisition and sale of commercial properties. George has previously worked as in-house counsel and as a regional real estate representative for a national grocery chain operator. This experience involved site selection, negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, development, permitting and construction issues all related to large scale multi-million dollar retail and office construction projects. George has been actively involved in the past with the International Council of Shopping Centres Legal Conference and has previously hosted the Breakfast Table portion of the Annual Law Conference. George has been involved in the following specific types of transactions:
George has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for his practice in Real Estate law as well as the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. George is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and an American College of Mortgage Attorneys fellow. He holds a B.Sc. and M.B.A. from Dalhousie University, as well as a LL.B. from the University of New Brunswick. George is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centres, and has volunteered with Junior Achievement and minor sports associations.
Acted as counsel for a large oil company in the acquisition of several properties in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland as well as…
Represented Crown Corporation in leases for major grocery retailers and development of new precedent forms of leases differentiating type of…
Acted as legal counsel in the drafting of lease documentation for a post-secondary education institution to lease a piece of land intended for…
Represented post-secondary education institution in formal closing, registration of title and zoning matters related to the acquisition of…
Acted as counsel for a large oil company in the acquisition of several properties in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland as well as…
Represented Crown Corporation in leases for major grocery retailers and development of new precedent forms of leases differentiating type of…
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1994 (NS)