Katten, Cushman & Wakefield to Host Industry Veterans at 12th Annual Outlook on the Commercial Real Estate Market

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Jan 07, 2019, 15:36 ET

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Cushman & Wakefield announced today that it will host eight industry specialists for its 12th Annual Outlook on the Commercial Real Estate Market. The free, invitation-only event is Thursday, January 10 in uptown Charlotte.

"Each year we look forward to offering the Charlotte business community an opportunity to discuss real estate trends and issues facing the industry in the coming year," said Dan Huffenus, event host and Katten's Charlotte Managing Partner and Real Estate Practice Head. "This year, for the first time, we will hear from a variety of industry leaders to get a broader perspective of what's impacting the market across multiple areas including office, multi-family, retail and industrial developments."

Revathi Greenwood and David Smith from Cushman & Wakefield will be the keynote speakers for the event. Greenwood will also be joined for a panel discussion by several of the region's leading real estate experts: Michael Cohen, Head of Southeast and Mid Atlantic Originations, Citigroup; Amy Curry, Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Joint Ventures, Hillwood; John Gray, Managing Director, LMC Investments; Chris McGibbon, Head of Americas, Nuveen; Chris Nelson, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.; and Brian Purcell, Managing Director, Asana Partners.

"We're proud to again sponsor the Commercial Real Estate Outlook with Katten. For more than a decade, this event has offered unparalleled insight into our growing, evolving market and all the opportunities it presents. Keynote speakers Revathi and David are among the leading minds in our industry, and they will be joined by a powerhouse panel that will give us both a big-picture and granular view of the factors affecting owners and occupiers of Charlotte commercial real estate and the broader economy and region as a whole," said Brett Gray, event host and Cushman & Wakefield Charlotte Managing Principal.

As Americas Head of Research at Cushman & Wakefield, Greenwood provides leadership to hundreds of professionals who are focused on producing predictive, timely and interpretative analysis on the latest real estate trends. A well-established thought leader, Greenwood has 22 years of experience in the CRE industry, advising on properties valued at more than $15 billion for various clients.

Smith is Cushman & Wakefield's Senior Director of Occupier Research for the Americas. He produces occupier thought leadership content for the Research Center of Excellence and directs a program of market presentations, written analysis, surveys, forecasts, and data collection that supports Global Occupier Services and the brokerage business, as well as advances the strategic plan in Americas Research.

Attendance to the Annual Outlook on the Commercial Real Estate Market is by invitation only, and attendees are required to register for the event in advance. To register, please contact Michelle Hauser at [email protected]. While the event is free of charge, attendees are also encouraged to donate to Hospitality House of Charlotte, which provides the comforts of home for families of seriously ill loved ones by offering affordable accommodations in the heart of Charlotte's medical community.

Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with 48,000 employees in approximately 400 offices and 70 countries. In 2017, the firm had revenue of $6.9 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com or follow @CushWake on Twitter.

Katten's Real Estate practice, which earned the firm a 2019 "Best Law Firm" in Real Estate ranking as part of U.S. News-Best Lawyers®, is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the United States. Katten is a full-service law firm with more than 600 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm's core areas of practice include corporate, financial services, insolvency and restructuring, litigation, real estate, environmental and workplace safety, commercial finance, intellectual property, structured finance and securitization, and trusts and estates. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, including a third of the Fortune 100, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. For more information, visit www.kattenlaw.com.