Bill Griffith is a shareholder for Larkin Hoffman in the firm’s real estate and land use practice group. He practices extensively in land use, zoning, real estate, environmental permitting and municipal law. Bill has served as legal counsel to Mall of America for more than 20 years and also serves as city attorney for the city of Columbus. In addition to his practice, he has been an adjunct professor in land use law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Bill has published articles and guest commentary in Urban Land, Minnesota Business, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Real Estate Journal, and is a frequent speaker at seminars on land use, zoning, municipal and environmental law.

Jim Damiani, CCIM, SIOR, is a tenant advisory office specialist in Newmark Knight Frank's Minneapolis-St. Paul office and a designated broker for Minnesota brokerage operations. An established industry leader, Mr. Damiani is among the most successful and widely recognized market leaders in the Minneapolis commercial real estate market. Mr. Damiani teams with Ryan Bohrer, Andrew Commers and Maura Carland to provide their clients with the very best financial and employee solutions. The team has more than 70 years of experience, specializing in tenant/buyer representation for local and national firms in Minneapolis-St. Paul and its surrounding suburbs. The team gets to know each of its clients and understand their wants and needs before tailoring plans for them using a methodical yet nimble approach, all while building rapport and trust. Prior to joining NKF in 2017, Mr. Damiani was a senior vice president at Colliers International, where he was a 16-time Office Salesperson of the Year. His numerous industry recognitions also include Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR) Broker of the Year and Volunteer of the Year, CoStar Power Broker, Minneapolis Business Journal 40 Under 40 Winner and many more. Additionally, Mr. Damiani is the former chairperson of the City of New Hope Planning Commission and is a frequent speaker/moderator for numerous industry organizations including MNCAR, NAIOP, CCIM, SIOR, Bisnow and Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA).

Paul co-founded Hyde Development in 2012 with his father, Mac, to redevelop brownfield sites into new, sustainable, and quality buildings. Prior to launching Hyde Development, Paul co-founded Real Estate Recycling in 1995 to develop contaminated property in MN and WI.

Paul is responsible for leading the company’s current development projects and acquisitions.