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LOS ANGELES

Akerman Expanding LA Office, Real Estate Practice Group

By Justin Sumner

Akerman LLP appointed Sue Zabloudil as Los Angeles office managingpartner.

In her new role, Zabloudil will guide the firm's ongoing expansion in the region and strengtheningits relationships with civic and business leaders while continuing her national commercial real estatepractice representing clients in multi-state transactions.

Most recently the real estate practice group leader for Akerman's Los Angeles office, Zabloudilassisted clients to advance their operations throughout the state and across the country with a focuson a broad range of real estate acquisitions, dispositions, financing, development, joint-venture

structuring and ground leasing across all asset classes.

Akerman has a growing practice of litigation and transactions in the Los Angeles area, with a focuson the real estate and financial services sectors. The company has also hired transactional realestate lawyers Jane Hinton as a partner in the real estate practice group and Herman Enayati as asenior associate.

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NEW YORK CITY

Myrie Joins Colliers as Regional Finance Operations Manager

By Justin Sumner

Colliers International has hired Mel Myrie as its regional finance and operationsmanager for its expanding Eastern Region. As a member of the finance team, Myrie will handleoperational coordination, financial planning, and analysis support.

Myrie brings more than 15 years of commercial real estate experience, most recently serving as anassociate director of capital markets with Marcus Millichap. Before that he spent 11 years at JLL asa senior vice president and head of finance for the firm's Northeast Region. Prior to his career inreal estate, Myrie served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of Corporal and completing a tour ofduty in Operation Desert Storm with the 82nd Airborne Division.

PHILADELPHIA

Marcus Millichap Taps Baskin as New Regional Manager

By Tyler Grote

Marcus Millichap has promoted Brenton Baskin to regional manager of itsPhiladelphia office.

Baskin had been serving as sales manager of the Philadelphia office since July 2014. He started hiscareer with Marcus Millichap in the firm's Newport Beach, CA office in 2008. Before that he servedas an associate at a boutique real estate firm in Orange County.

"Brenton's expertise and dedication has been instrumental in expanding the firm's market-makingcapabilities to clients in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania as sales manager of the

Philadelphia office," says John J. Kerin, president and CEO.

CHICAGO

Liberty Property Trust Appoints New City Manager of Illinois/Wisconsin Region

By Damian Smoter

Neal Driscoll, a decade long employee at Liberty Property Trust, has beenpromoted from vice president to city manager of the firm's Illinois/Wisconsin portfolio.

In this role, Driscoll will oversee development, leasing and property management of Liberty'sregional portfolio, which constitutes approximately 13 million square feet across more than 50buildings.

Driscoll, a member of NAIOP and AIRE, is well-versed in the region, having focused on industrial andinvestment real estate for Inland Cos. in Milwaukee before joining Liberty's Chicago office in 2005 tooversee leasing and development of the Wisconsin portfolio. In 2012 his responsibilities wereexpanded to include the firm's Chicago assets.

NEW YORK CITY

Himmel + Meringoff Promotes Vacker to EVP

By Justin Sumner

Himmel + Meringoff has promoted Jason Vacker to executive vice president. In hisnew role, Vacker will be in charge of leasing the firm's entire 20-building portfolio.

Vacker, who has been with Meringoff Properties since 2008, most recently held the title of vicepresident. In addition to overseeing development and implementation of the company's commercialleasing program, Vacker is involved in due-diligence, underwriting, and financial modeling processfor new acquisitions.

"Jason is one of the most talented, creative, and diligent professionals we have ever had the privilegeto work with," agreed Stephen Meringoff and Leslie Himmel.

ATLANTA

Wheeler/Brand Bolsters Property Management Platform

By Carr Churchill

Patrick M. Freeman, CPM, CCIM, RPA, SMA, LEEP AP and BOMA Fellow, hasjoined the executive team of Wheeler/Brand in Atlanta.

As the executive vice president of property management, Freeman will manage and develop theproperty management division that oversees more than 75 assets located throughout the SoutheastU.S.

He joins Wheeler/Brand after nine years with Columbia Property Trust/Wells Real Estate Funds,where he managed 11 million square feet of Class A office space across 37 properties in 11 differentmarkets, including Atlanta.

SAN ANTONIO

SRS Taps Sellers as FVP

By Bryce Meyers

Dallas-based SRS Real Estate Partners has hired Webb Sellers as first vicepresident in the firm's San Antonio office.

Sellers previously handled commercial sales and leasing at Holliday Commercial Realty Interests.There, he worked with a number of national retailers to provide a number of different services,including helping Hibbett Sports roll out their build-to-suit program in Texas and the Midwest, andrepresenting Discount Tire Co. in their expansion efforts in Central and South Texas.

Sellers earned a bachelor's degree in communications and urban and regional planning from TexasAM University.

WASHINGTON DC

Casey to Head Walker Dunlop's Mid-Atlantic Capital Markets Team

By CoStar News Staff

Walker Dunlop has promoted Brian Casey to lead its Mid-Atlantic Capital Marketsteam.

A senior vice president who has been with the company for two years, Casey has been managing thefirm's balance sheet lending activities which now includes over $250 million of loans on multifamilyproperties across the country.

Prior to joining Walker Dunlop, Casey served as managing director and head of real estate debtstrategies for Metlife. In addition to real estate loan production for the institutional lender, Caseywas responsible for overseeing a $43 billion general account mortgage loan portfolio.

SAINT LOUIS

DTZ Names New Retail Services Team

By Justin Sumner

Global commercial real estate services firm DTZ has tapped Kyle Pershingand David Wirth (pictured, right) to lead its retail brokerage services for the St. Louis region.

In their new roles, Pershing will handle retail investment sales while Wirth will lead retail leasing onboth sides of the table. The team will report to Brian Ungles, managing principal of DTZ's St. Louisoffice.

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HOUSTON

Berkadia Names SVP, VP in Houston Office

By Darvun Carter

Berkadia, a commercial real estate company and joint venture of BerkshireHathaway and Leucadia National Corp., recently made two executive appointments within the firm'smortgage banking division in Houston.

In their new positions, Tucker Knight and Corby Chapin (pictured, right) will oversee loanoriginations for all of Berkadia's available capital sources in the U.S.

ATLANTA

DTZ Expands Executive Team in Atlanta

By Bryce Meyers

Looking to bolster its industrial presence in metro Atlanta, DTZ has broughtin Greg Dickerson, SIOR and Scott Clayton (pictured, right) as senior vice president and vicepresident, respectively.

The duo will continue expanding on their experience in industrial leasing and investment sales fordistribution centers, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and specialty industrial complexes.

Bilfinger GVA Makes Raft of Director Promotions Across the Pond

By James Buckley

LONG ISLAND

Burk Joins Eastern Consolidated

By Henry D'Esposito

Scott Burk joined Eastern Consolidated as a director with its investment sales team in New YorkCity. Prior to moving to Eastern Consolidated, Burk was a managing director at CPEX Real Estate.Before that he...

WASHINGTON DC

Lincoln Property Names VP of Development

By Bryce Meyers

Lincoln Property Co. hired former The Bozzuto Group vice president Duncan Slidell as its vicepresident of development for the Mid-Atlantic region. In his new position, Slidell will oversee thedevelopment...

PHOENIX

Furst Promotes Gibbons to VP

By Justin Sumner

Tammy Gibbons has been promoted to vice president of property management at Furst Properties.In her new role, Gibbons will oversee the firm's 661,000-square-foot portfolio of class A commercialoffice...

SAN FRANCISCO

JLL Adds Gray to Silicon Valley

By Nadine Hassoun

Kelly Gray, vice president with JLL relocated from the firm's Chicago office to join the industrialteam in Silicon Valley, where she will provide brokerage services, supply chain consulting andstrategic analysis...

LAS VEGAS

St. Martin Joins Kennedy Wilson

By Patrick Ashton

Kennedy Wilson hired Greg St. Martin in its Las Vegas office as a vice president, overseeingbrokerage of the industrial, office, and retail markets. St. Martin brings more than 30 years of realestate...

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