ExecutiveWatch

BUILDING AND LAND TECHNOLOGY

Dean J. Shapiro has joined Building and
Land Technology as chief operating officer
and partner, where he will oversee the
leasing and day-to-

day management of the company’s portfolio of more than two million sf of class A office space in Connecticut. Before taking on the new

^Shapiroposition, Shapiro was the executive managing director of CB Richard Ellis’s New York City brokerage division. He is also a board member of the Business Council of Fairfield County and the commercial division of the Real Estate Board of New York.

CB RICHARD ELLIS Scott Gamber has been promoted to vice chairman at CB Richard Ellis. This gives Gamber executive leadership in the firm’s New York tristate region. Latham & Watkins LLP and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. chose Gamber to represent them as a global real estate broker. Gamber made nearly 1. 3 million sf of real estate transactions in 2007.

JANOVER RUBINROIT Alan Hoffman has become a partner in Janover Rubinroit, a CPA firm. With over 30 years’ experience, Hoffman advises real estate, construction and facilities management companies on accounting, tax and business consulting. High net worth individuals and families

come to him for advisement on overseeing their portfolios and offering valuable business information. Hoffman was the partner in charge of real estate services ^Hoffmanat Goldstein Golub Kessler, LLP prior to this appointment.

MARCUS & MILLICHAP Kamil A. Homsi has joined Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office as senior associate. His new position’s priority is to import foreign money into the US real estate investment market. Global real estate investment and entrepreneurial brokerage are his specialties.—RENY

COMPANY NOTES
Schonbraun McCann Picked Up by FTI

FTI Consulting Inc., a global business advisory firm, has acquired the Schonbraun McCann Group, a real estate and finance consulting firm, for approximately $125 million. The transaction will place SMG at the core of FTI’s real estate practice.

Managing partner Bruce Schonbraun founded SMG in 1973 and now will become senior managing director and the company’s real estate group leader as he joins FTI. SMG will bring 170 professionals to FTI. SMG has offices in New York City, New Jersey and Florida. The recently acquired firm is a trusted advisor to REITs, REOCs, owners, developers, financial institutions, sovereign funds, hedge funds and pension fund advisors. SMG receives a high percentage of recurring revenue from its real estate clients.

MDJ Will Provide Project Management

Mike DeJohn created the company MDJ Owners Representatives LLC as a way to provide project management services for new building, renovations for commercial offices, interior and base building office, retail, residential, industrial and institutional construction projects. He is the president of the company and brings 25 years of experience in project management, corporate real estate and architecture. Before his current position, DeJohn was a partner at WG Project Management and a senior project director for Jones Lang LaSalle’s project and development group.

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