Nicole D.S. Merrick
E-mail: nmerrick@tmlawyers.com
Direct Line: 988-0377
Direct Fax: 953-7196

Business Law, Intellectual Property and Information Technology

Associate
Admitted to the Bar, 2002, Manitoba.

Education
University of Manitoba (B.A., LL.B.).

Member
Canadian Bar Association; Manitoba Bar Association; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.

Positions
Beyond Borders Inc., Director and Secretary (2009 to present).
Manitoba Bar Association, Women Lawyer's Forum, Committee (2009 to present).
The Laural Centre, Director, Legal Counsel and past-Chair (2002 to present).
Winnipeg Crime Stoppers, Director (2009).
United Nations Association in Canada, Manitoba Branch, Director (2005-2007).
Solicitor's Transactions Course, Instructor (2003-2008).
Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba, Director (2003).

Nicole practices primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial law, inellectual property protection and enforcement (copyrights, trademarks, domain names, trade secrets, confidential information and patent litigation), and privacy law. Nicole has a practice that bridges both commerical law and litigation, having appeared as a member of intervenor's counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Legare, a case of internet luring of a child. Nicole has also acted on numerous vulnerable person applications and managed large-scale litigation evidence as party of a lengthy trial before the Federal Court of Canada. Nicole is a frequent presenter at workshops and seminars on the topics of commercial law, intellectual property and privacy law.

Nicole is an active member of the community, contributing significant volunteer hours to organizations such as Beyond Borders and The Laurel Centre. She was the recipient of the 2010 Manitoba Bar Association Community Involvement Award. In 2008, Nicole took a six months absence from legal practice in Canada to volunteer as a human rights officer with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bangkok, Thailand.