Norman H.Y. Cheng is Managing Director of the firm.  Mr. Cheng concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, commercial leasing, business structuring, hotels and resorts, and general commercial transactions. His experience includes working on a variety of projects such as condominium development, land use permitting, structured finance, construction agreements and business sales.

Mr. Cheng holds Martindale-Hubbell®'s highest possible professional rating (AV®) given to him by other professionals based on their knowledge of his work, reputation and integrity. He has also been recognized by Chambers USA Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of Real Estate Law.  Mr. Cheng has also been selected for inclusion to the Hawaii Super Lawyers list each year since 2016, and the 2015 Hawaii Super Lawyers list, as a "Rising Star" in the area of real estate law. Mr. Cheng has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the America© in Honolulu 2018 list in the practice area of Real Estate Law.

At the William S. Richardson School of Law, Mr. Cheng finished among the top students in his class and was published twice in the University of Hawaii Law Review.  His articles, Is Agricultural Land in Hawaii “Ripe” for a Takings Analysis, 24 U. Haw. L. Rev. 121 (2001) and If a Policeman Must Know the Constitution, Then Why Not a Planner: A Constitutional Challenge of the Hawaii Public Access Statute, 23 U. Haw. L. Rev. 409, (2000), focused on the numerous challenges associated with real estate development in Hawaii.