Bio

Kyle Sutherland is a partner within the Corporate department in the Isle of Man. He is qualified to advise on both the laws of the BVI and Isle of Man, and specialises in a broad range of corporate and commercial disciplines in those jurisdictions, ranging from joint venture work, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, asset finance transactions, private placement and listing work. Kyle qualified as an Isle of Man advocate in 2003, before leaving the Island and spending several years working for law firms in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Appleby in 2010, Kyle spent three years working in the corporate department of a leading British Virgin Islands law firm, where he was involved in a wide spectrum of cross-border transactions, and was lead lawyer on a number of high-profile deals. Kyle heads up Appleby’s BVI (GMT) team, servicing clients with BVI legal advice in a European friendly time zone. Kyle is recognised as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the Legal 500 UK 2021 edition and has been described as being “proactive and pragmatic” and “sensible and pragmatic”. Clients told Legal 500 that “Kyle Sutherland is one of our valued and trusted advisers. He always provides advice efficiently and pragmatically, and works very well with our team.” Chambers UK 2021 ranks Kyle in the Corporate & Finance practice area, noting that sources appreciate he is “approachable and sensible in his advice”. Chambers UK 2021 sources also cited that he is “very professional and attentive”.