Worldwide Practice Named Real Estate Law Firm Of the Year
The law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, founded in Los Angeles in 1951, was named the International Real Estate Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Global awards in London, which honors the finest performers in international commercial law.
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“Today, real estate has become a driver of global commerce, particularly as the financial markets have recognized it as an asset that can be securitized and traded on the open market,” said Philip Feder, chairman of Paul Hastings’ global real estate practice, formed in 1990. “Winning this award is very significant, because it recognizes the global reach of the real estate practice at Paul Hastings. This is unique among international law firms.”
The firm maintains 11 offices worldwide, including the newest in Hong Kong, the result of a recent merger with the firm of Koo and Partners, in a move designed to function as an entr?e into China. Koo also operates an office in Beijing. The firm also maintains significant presence in the Atlanta and New York markets, the latter the result of the 2000 acquisition of prominent real estate firm Battle Fowler.
Of Paul Hastings’ 840 lawyers, 170 specialize in real estate. The firm recently moved into 70,000 sq. ft. (6,503 sq. m.) in San Francisco, its fastest-growing division, with the option to expand from its present six floors to eight.
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After 12 years in a variety of leadership positions with the firm’s New York City office, Steven A. Swerdlow has been promoted to the post of President ? Global Corporate Services at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the Los Angeles-based real estate service provider. He most recently served as president of CBRE’s Eastern Division. He will continue to work out of his office in New York, where he also serves on the Board of Governors for the Real Estate Board of New York and the Realty Foundation Board of Directors.
The following have been named to the 2002 board of directors for TCN Worldwide, a consortium of independent commercial real estate firms: Herbert S. Agin, CEO of Sutton & Edwards of Long Island, N.Y., chairman; Richard E. Bowers, president of
Richard Bowers & Co. of Atlanta, Ga., chairman emeritus; Bram White, vice chairman of DAUM Commercial Real Estate of Camarillo, Calif., vice chairman; Thomas E. Hankins, secretary of Realty Capital Advisors of Orlando, Fla.,
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secretary; Stuart S. Mackey, treasurer of The Hathaway Group of Little Rock, Ark., treasurer; Neil H. Siderow, senior principal of Murray
Hill Properties of New York City; Cory R. Gubner, president and founder of Chase Commercial Real Estate of Stamford, Conn.; and Sam G. Kartalis, president and COO of Henry S. Miller Commercial/TCN Worldwide. Epic/Savage Realty Partners/TCN Worldwide, based in Niles, Ill., has named former Binswanger CBB and Grubb & Ellis senior vice president Kevin L. Kete as its new director of transaction services.
On the heels of becoming the majority stakeholder in the company with a $15.2-million cash infusion, C. Michael Kojaian has been elected chairman of Grubb & Ellis. He is joined there by Bruce Crawford, who left his position as vice president – leasing for TrizecHahn to take the new position of executive vice president – operations. Elizabeth Kulik has been appointed managing director of the firm’s global accounts group, which will now incorporate the entire corporate services group.
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Twenty-two-year company veteran Tara I. Stacom, based in the midtown Manhattan office of Cushman and Wakefield, has been promoted to executive vice president. Jonathan L. Buchman has been promoted to senior director at the same midtown office. Patrick Sullivan, former senior vice president for Grubb & Ellis in Chicago, has joined the firm as a senior director in the financial services group, working out of C&W’s downtown Chicago office.
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The following have joined the Chicago-area firm NAI Hiffman: former Trammell Crow vice president Arthur J. Burrows, senior vice president, investment services group; former CB Richard Ellis first vice president Dennis L. Redmond, senior vice president, corporate services group; Mary Ognar-Murphy, senior property manager, asset management group; Darrell Herschler, vice president of property management, asset management group; Jerry Kamienski, manager of financial operations, asset management group; Frank O’Brien, controller, asset management group; and Daniel A. Beider, associate, hospitality brokerage group.
United Systems Integrators Corp. (USI) has announced the launch of USI Real Estate Advisors, based in New York City and built around the expertise of four real estate professionals who recently made the leap from Credit Suisse First Boston Realty Corp.: Drew O’Malley, Louis Buffalino, Eric Reimer and Mike Joyce.
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Judy Clements has brought her 25 years and 20 million square feet of facilities analysis, management, financing and information systems experience to Atlanta-based Heery International as a senior facilities analyst.
Athena Prokopis has joined The Facility Group, Smyrna, Ga., as director, business development, location and facility strategies. She worked most recently as a project manager in the Los Angeles office of Deloitte & Touche Fantus Consulting.
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John L. Young, most recently managing director for CSFB Realty Corp., has been appointed president, U.S. Operations for Binswanger/CBB, based in Philadelphia. The industry veteran will work out of the company’s southern region headquarters in Atlanta.
Kathleen A. Norat has joined economic incentive specialists Mintax, based in East Brunswick, N.J., as vice president of economic development.
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William C. Johnson has brought over 20 years of experience in the facilities management field to the Boston underground engineering and environmental consulting firm Haley & Aldrich as vice president of business development.
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Effective January 1, 2003, Christopher M.G. Brown, will become Chairman of the Asia Pacific region for real estate services and investment management firm Jones Lang LaSalle, and Peter A. Barge will succeed him as CEO. In the interim, Mr. Barge will serve as Deputy CEO of the region, which covers 21 markets in 11 countries from its base in Singapore.
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After 16 years in his native Australia and more than three years in M Moser Associates‘ Hong Kong office, Richard de Vries has been named associate director at the firm’s Beijing office. He joins more than 120 interior architecture professionals in the China Group, headed by Director Dick Mak and Deputy Country Head Teddy Wong.
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Former Deloitte & Touche real estate professionals Michael L. Cantor, George B. Hutchinson and Russell H. Lamb have joined Ted L. Barr and Joseph G. Greulich at Allegro Realty Advisors in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm now plans to offer its strategic planning, transaction implementation, site selection and other services to a broader market (including corporate, public sector and real estate industry clients) from an objective standpoint that incorporates the perspectives of the investor, the occupant, and the government.
“These diverse perspectives enable us to add substantial value to our clients by providing insight into the objectives of each of the other stakeholders in a project,” says Cantor.
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HSA Commercial Creates
Two New Divisions
Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate has launched two new divisions — HSA Corporate Real Estate Services, and PrimeCare, a unit specializing in health care real estate services — and recruited 10 seasoned veterans from the former Prime Realty Services to run them.
“It is very exciting for us to be able to expand our capabilities while adding a new team of well-respected professionals who will enhance our capabilities in office, industrial and health care facilities brokerage, development, financing and facilities management,” said HSA Commercial President and COO Robert Smietana.
