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06 marzo 2008
John Cushman III, Chairman of the Board at Cushman & Wakefield and
an industry legend who is regarded as one of, if not the best,
office leasing broker ever, will be honored with a Lifetime
Achievement Award at Real Estate 2008 on March 6th at the Westin
Bonaventure in Los Angeles. The event, the largest industry
conference housed on the West Coast, is produced by Real Estate
Media, publishers of Real Estate Forum, Real Estate Southern
California and www.globest.com, and its RealShare Conference Series
and is expected to attract a record 1,200 attendees.
Cushman, whose grandfather J. Clydesdale Cushman and great uncle
Bernard Wakefield co-founded Cushman & Wakefield in 1917, began his
career with the firm in 1963 in New York City. In 1967 he moved to
Los Angeles to establish Cushman & Wakefield's Southern California
presence. He and twin brother Louis Cushman started their own firm,
Cushman Realty Corporation, in 1978, and it grew to be one the
leading tenant-representation firms in the country before the
brothers merged with Cushman & Wakefield in 2001. Cushman is now
responsible for formulating strategic initiatives and directions for
Cushman & Wakefield on domestic and global basis.
Cushman's storied career and deal roster includes what is called the
largest office lease in the world--the four million square foot
world headquarters deal for Merrill Lynch at the World Financial
Center in New York City--along with headquarters relocations of some
of America's largest corporations and institutions including
Burlington Northern, UBS PaineWebber, Atlantic Richfield, Unocal and
The Boeing Company.
"We are very excited to be able to honor John Cushman, one of the
true giants in our industry, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at
Real Estate 2008," commented Michael G. Desiato, Group Publisher and
Editorial Director of Real Estate Media. "John's sterling 45-year
career through good cycles and bad is a poignant reminder that there
are always opportunities in every market, and that the true leaders
and visionaries in the industry find and seize those opportunities
and achieve success in any kind of market."
Real Estate 2008 will feature 11 panel sessions addressing
everything from the national and industry economic outlook to the
prospects for office, industrial, retail and multi-family leasing,
investment and development. The ongoing impact of the credit crunch
on the capital markets and lending environment will also be
thoroughly addressed. (CS Real Estate Media)
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