Norman Klein > Appleby > Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile

Appleby
9th Floor
60 Nexus Way Camana Bay
Grand Cayman, KY1-1104
Cayman Islands

Work Department

Corporate, Property

Position

Office Managing Partner

Career

Norman Klein is the Office Managing Partner in the Cayman Islands.

His practice includes property development, commercial acquisitions and dispositions, financing transactions and commercial and retail leasing. He has particular expertise and experience in the areas of hotel, condominium and commercial development, financing and restructuring for local and international clientele. He has also advised developers (and prepared agreements) with respect to many of the most significant development and construction projects in the Cayman Islands.

Over the past 25 years, Norman has acted for the developer, lender, seller or purchaser of every significant hotel/resort property in the Cayman Islands.

Notably, Norman acted on behalf of the owners and developers of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Resort and the Kimpton Seafire Resort, from conception to completion. He also acts for the owner and developer of Camana Bay.

Norman is ranked as Band 1 by Chambers Global describing his “a leading light in the field of real estate”.

The Legal 500 rankings identify him as a ‘leading individual’ annually, year on year, and Legal 500 Caribbean has described him as being “knowledgeable and accessible” with “particular experience in the areas of hotel, condominium and commercial development.”

Memberships

Norman is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Law Society of Ontario.

Education

Norman was called to the Ontario, Canada Bar in 1992 (now non-practising) and practiced law in Toronto prior to becoming an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands in 1994.

Lawyer Rankings

Cayman Islands > Real estate

(Leading individuals)

Norman KleinAppleby

Appleby is a leading choice in the market for luxury resort, commercial, residential, infrastructure and financing mandates, regularly advising a diverse roster of clients ranging from large developers and high-net-worth individuals to utility providers, the Cayman government and several major banks. The practice is led by the ‘highly knowledge and very responsiveNorman Klein, who routinely acts for Cayman lending banks, hotel and resort owners, and large property developers. Praised by clients for being an ‘expert problem solver’, Adam Johnson focuses his capabilities on tourism, large-scale development and infrastructure projects. Transactional expert Tim Swallow is noted for his in-depth knowledge of conveyancing matters, developments, leasing work and portfolio management issues.

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