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Bisnow invites you to the first in our series: “State of the Market.” Each month top speakers will provide you key information needed to survive and thrive in today’s market, and we’ll throw in lots of great networking time besides. Coming September 17: Anthony Malkin, president of famed W&M Properties and W&H Properties, and JLL NY region chief Peter Riguardi will bring you insights into and predictions on the NYC commercial real estate market, plus tell you about their own activities like Tony’s transformation of one of America’s great properties, the Empire State Building. Come enjoy breakfast, schmooze with other real estate players, and get real smart!
September 17, 2009
The New York City Bar Association,
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Agenda
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM |
Breakfast & Schmooze |
| 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM |
Welcoming Remarks |
| 8:35 AM – 9:10 AM |
Keynote Interview:
Anthony Malkin |
| 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM |
Connecting the Dots Panel
Robert Alexander
Robert Freedman
Peter Riguardi
Moderator: Marc Shapiro |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Schmooze |
Ridiculous Low Price $44
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Space is limited.
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Anthony Malkin
President
W&M Properties
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Anthony is President of W&M Properties, Wien & Malkin, and W&H Properties. These firms comprise the real estate acquisition, management, construction, and marketing arms of the Malkin family, which has been active in real estate for four generations. The businesses are involved in office, residential, and retail real estate in 17 states. They engage in acquisitions, financing, equity raising, engineering, construction, marketing, management, accounting, and cleaning.
Anthony has been a leader in existing building energy efficiency retrofits, including a groundbreaking project at the Empire State Building. He also leads the Malkin family office in alternative investments outside of real estate in the United States and internationally. |
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Peter G. Riguardi
President New York Operations
Jones Lang LaSalle
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As President of the New York region for JLL, Peter leads all Operations in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area. He is responsible for broadening the company’s New York platform by developing and maintaining key real estate client and political relationships and leading major projects. He oversees a team of approximately 600 professionals in seven offices throughout the tri-state. Under Peter's leadership, JLL's NYC marketshare, revenue, and profitability have all increased substantially while the company has positioned itself as a market leader. |
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Marc Shapiro
Partner
Orrick
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| Marc, a partner in Orrick's New York office, is a member of the Real Estate Group. He has concentrated his practice in real estate and real estate finance for more than 25 years, representing institutional lenders and private investors in sophisticated debt and equity transactions involving real estate. In 1993, he established the first securitized lending program to the hospitality industry through a $2 billion commitment from a major Wall Street financial institution. Mr. Shapiro also has been actively involved in mezzanine lending since the earliest large mezzanine transactions of the 1990s. |
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Steve Spinola
President
REBNY
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| Steven Spinola is President of the Real Estate Board of New York, the real estate industry’s leading trade association in New York City with 12,000 members. The Real Estate Board’s membership includes the city’s top building owners, developers, brokers, and managers, as well as banks, insurance companies, brokerage houses, architects, attorneys and other individuals and institutions professionally involved in New York City real estate. |
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Robert Freedman
Executive Chairman
First Service Williams
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| Robert joined Williams Real Estate, now FirstService Williams, in 1974. He became a shareholder in 1985 and was subsequently elected to the Board of Directors. His principal areas of concentration have been tenant representation and corporate representation. Freedman has provided regional and national representation for clients such as Cigna, Pfizer, Primedia, Steelcase, The Thomson Corporation and The Northern Trust Company. |
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Robert Alexander
Chairman, New York Tri-State Region
CB Richard Ellis
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| As a senior member of CBRE’s executive management, Bob is intimately involved in setting the strategic direction for the firm’s New York Tri-State Region, as well as continuing to serve his roster of corporate clients. A leader in the commercial real estate industry for more than two decades, Mr. Alexander is recognized not only for his consistently top levels of production, but as one of the most effective brokers in New York. |
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