Cushman raids CBRE for suburban office brokers on heels of JLL defection

CBRE’s Chicago operation is springing leaks. In a rough 48-hour stretch, the world’s largest commercial brokerage has been hit by a two-front raid that strips its local roster of nine high-profile brokers and over a century of institutional dealmaking. The latest blow came Wednesday, when rival Cushman & Wakefield announced it poached CBRE veterans Peter Adamo, Adam Lawler and Madeline Leland to bolster its suburban Chicago office leasing and capital markets advisory practices. Adamo and Lawler join Cushman as executive managing directors, while Leland is a transaction manager. Adamo departs CBRE after a 33-year tenure as an I-88 corridor heavyweight, […]

Oct 14, 2026 - 23:00
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Cushman raids CBRE for suburban office brokers on heels of JLL defection
CBRE’s Chicago operation is springing leaks. In a rough 48-hour stretch, the world’s largest commercial brokerage has been hit by a two-front raid that strips its local roster of nine high-profile brokers and over a century of institutional dealmaking. The latest blow came Wednesday, when rival Cushman & Wakefield announced it poached CBRE veterans Peter Adamo, Adam Lawler and Madeline Leland to bolster its suburban Chicago office leasing and capital markets advisory practices. Adamo and Lawler join Cushman as executive managing directors, while Leland is a transaction manager. Adamo departs CBRE after a 33-year tenure as an I-88 corridor heavyweight, […]

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