Norman Kahn Email & Phone Number

I am a member of the firm's Real Estate Group and have been a partner at Aird & Berlis LLP since 1995. My practice includes virtually all areas of commercial real estate law. I have over 30 years of experience, primarily with a focus on Canadian and cross-border commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, financings, leasing, dispositions and insolvency matters relating to development properties, office buildings, retail property, residential apartment complexes, industrial buildings, nursing homes, retirement residences and hotels. My experience includes structuring Canadian and cross-border partnerships, joint ventures, syndications and ground leases. I act for institutional and private lenders and borrowers with respect to all aspects of real estate debt recovery, restructuring, workouts and insolvency matters, including the negotiation of standstill and forbearance arrangements. As well, I have been involved in complex formal bankruptcy and bankruptcy protection proceedings under both the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, and have represented clients on numerous receivership, judicial and private powers of sale, attornment of rents and foreclosure matters.My client base includes institutional as well as public and private investors acquiring and/or providing secured debt and equity financing for all types of commercial real estate, including development properties, apartment buildings, retirement residences, hotels, office buildings and shopping plazas.In addition, I represent private Canadian companies that acquire significant distressed real estate portfolios from lenders and receivers.Community InvolvementInternational Board of Directors of United Synagogues of Conservative JudaismBeth Tzedec Congregation, Past President and Strategic PlanningAdvisory Board, Program in Real Property, Schulich School of Business, York UniversitySpecialties: Practice Groups: Real Estate; Distressed Real Estate Asset GroupAdmitted to the Ontario Bar, 1981Admitted to the Manitoba Bar, 1979Teaching EngagementsFormer part-time lecturer, MBA programme, Schulich School of Business, York University

Listed skills include Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Joint Ventures, Real Property, and 39 others.