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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
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.
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Testimonials
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‘Appleby's team in Cayman is very strong. We enjoy working with them a great deal.'
‘Adam Johnson is exceptional. An excellent technical lawyer with very good analytical and interpersonal skills. He is a pleasure to work with, as is Tim Swallow. We find them on the other side of many complex transactions, and all such deals are handled very professionally and thoroughly. They take a commercial client-focused approach to deals.'
'A strong team led by Norman Klein.’
‘Norman Klein is smart, easily the best real estate lawyer on the island.’
‘I work with Adam Johnson on a number of matters. I have always found him trustworthy and commercial. Tim Swallow is becoming more involved in the practice and is easy to deal with.'
‘They are very professional and honest. If they cannot do something requested due to being too busy or a conflict, they will recommend someone else who would also be very professional.’
‘Expertise in all areas of real estate. In-depth knowledge of government bylaws, procedures, etc.'
‘The entire team is professional, technically strong, and responsive.’
Key clients
- Royal Bank of Canada Group Butterfield Bank Group First Caribbean International Bank (Cayman) Limited Scotiabank Group Cayman National Group Proven Group NCB Group Seafire Residences Seafire Resorts Beach Bay Land Ltd Mandarin Oriental Hotel & Resort Sterling Mortgage Income Fund, Ltd Davenport Development Tenn Capital Dart Group Aqua Bay Condominium Redevelopment Committee Barkers Beach Vida Ocean Adventure Lodge Foster Group Lacovia Condominium Redevelopment Committee Strata Plan ONE GT Global Property Investments Ltd. The Sands Harbour Walk Island Bliss Construction and Development Boslil Bank (St Lucia) DMS Organisation Alien Investments North Sound Views EFG Bank (Cayman) Cayman Property Investments Ltd. Tailwind Capital Cayman Rugby Football Club Prosecco Group First-Mid Bank Ltd. CADS Holdings Ltd. EON Consulting Ltd. The Pearl Ltd. Palm Suites Ltd. Cornerstone Group Marvel Holdings Limited KWK Holdings Ltd. IRG Development Ltd. PRISMA Limited FortCay Family Office Advisory Process Lenders Remington Hospitality Management Marea Ltd Republic Bank (EC) Ltd. Republic Bank Granada Ltd.