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 responsive’ Norman 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.
Testimonials
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‘Appleby have a very strong team that have always been able to provide services for a variety of transactions and matters to a very high standard. As a firm, they consistently respond quickly to all requests even those at short notice, which is very much appreciated. All members of staff that I have dealt with are a pleasure to work with.’
‘Norman Klein - Highly knowledge and very responsive and co-ordinates well on which team can assist. Tim Swallow - responsive, very knowledgeable in the industry and can provide pro-active solutions where required.'
‘The Real Estate team are bar none, their knowledge and expertise allows them to work on the most complex transactions. Their responsiveness and amazing client service is unparalleled.’
‘Adam Johnson is by far the best, most knowledgeable and most responsive real estate attorney. He is phenomenal at providing solutions to the most complicated transactions. He is immensely loved and trusted by our team and our clients. Professional, responsible and an expert problem solver.’
'The Appleby real estate team has the necessary experience, knowledge and commercial acumen to expertly deal with the most complex and novel transactions. The team provides impeccable client service and responsiveness. '
'Adam Johnson - Adam has a wonderful ability to anticipate our needs before we do and deliver exemplary results on all, including the most complex, transactions. He has a strong grasp on the commerciality of any deal, understands our requirements and his in-depth knowledge of Cayman real estate law and practice is unrivalled.'
'Tim Swallow - Tim is professional, responsive and knowledgeable. He provides excellent client service and is well versed in Cayman real estate law.'
Key clients
- Royal Bank of Canada Group
- Butterfield Bank Group
- FirstCaribbean 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
- Dhown Homes Development
- 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
- The Sands
- Harbour Walk
- Island Bliss Construction and Development
- Boslil Bank (St Lucia)
- DMS Properties
- Tailwind Capital
- Cayman Rugby Football Club
- Prosecco Group
- First-Mid Bank Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised the Lacovia strata corporation with respect to its redevelopment project, comprising almost 100 new condominiums to be developed over 3 buildings on the site of the former Lacovia condominiums.
- Represented RBC House Limited (the purchaser of) and RBC Royal Bank (Cayman Limited) (the provider of real estate financing for) Royal Bank House, a significant office building in the centre of the capital.
- Represented the developer on an ongoing basis with respect to the Mandarin Oriental flagged hotel & resort (and residences).
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Norman Klein