James Dockerty Hired as managing director in Miami
MIAMI, FL – HFF announced today that James Dockerty (top right photo) will join its Miami office as a managing director to focus on debt and equity transactions in the southeastern United States.
Jim has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry and through the course of his career has managed the underwriting, closing and administration of nearly $4 billion in total loans for a variety of property types.
Notable financing transactions include the Ritz-Carlton Resort in Key Biscayne (top left photo), 1111 Lincoln Road and The Setai Resort Condominium in Miami Beach, Ten Museum and The Epic Resort Hotel in Miami, and Ten Aragon and 4000 Ponce Office Building in Coral Gables.
He joins HFF from Sabadell United Bank where he served as the executive vice president and chief real estate lending officer since joining the bank in 1992, when it was operating as United National Bank and later as Mellon United and BNY Mellon.
He began his career in 1981 at Texas Commerce Bank in Houston. Jim is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, serves on the Board of Trustees for the Miami Art Museum and is a board member for Habitat for Humanity.
“Jim is a highly-respected, veteran commercial real estate capital markets leader in Florida and we are excited to have someone with his caliber background join our debt and structured finance platform,” said Manny de Zárraga (middle right photo), executive managing director in HFF’s Miami office.
Contacts:
MANUEL A. DE ZÁRRAGA
HFF Executive Managing Director
(305) 448-1333
KRISTEN M. MURPHY
HFF Associate Director, Marketing
(713) 852-3500
Mike McCann is the New Managing Director in Orange County, CA
IRVINE, CA – HFF announced today that it has hired Mike McCann (lower right photo) as a managing director in its Orange County office. Mr. McCann will focus on investment sale and joint venture equity transactions primarily for industrial and office properties in southern California and other western U.S. markets.
Mr. McCann has 22 years of institutional real estate investment management experience and joins HFF from Adanac Realty Advisors where he held the position of principal since 2009.
Prior to Adanac, he worked at ING Clarion Partners where he sourced, structured, and closed approximately $3.5 billion of direct real estate investments, and established Clarion’s southern California office in 2004.
His experience also includes senior roles in asset management, acquisitions, and development at Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, Birtcher Property Services and Bentall Development Company.
He graduated from the University of British Columbia and has actively participated in NAIOP, Urban Land Institute (ULI), National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) and Pension Real Estate Association (PREA).
“After an extensive search, we are very excited to have Mike join the firm. His institutional ownership experience and broad real estate knowledge will enable HFF to expand our client offering in the West,” said Ryan Gallagher (lower left photo) co-head of HFF’s Orange County office.
“Mike has a wealth of experience in all facets of the commercial real estate industry and is a perfect fit for HFF’s growing west coast investment sales platform, which has grown by more than a dozen producers in the last few years,” said Sean Deasy (lower right photo), co-head of HFF’s Orange County office as well as co-head of HFF’s national multi-housing investment sales group.
Contacts:
RYAN GALLAGHER
Ca. Lic. #01269918
HFF Senior Managing Director
(949) 253-8800
SEAN DEASY
Ca. Lic. #00914616
HFF Senior Managing Director
(949) 253-8800
KRISTEN M. MURPHY
HFF Associate Director, Marketing
(713) 852-3500
DENVER, CO – HFF announced today that it will expand its presence by opening a full-service office in Denver with an immediate focus on debt placement, equity placement, loan sales and investment sales. 
Executive managing director Jody Thornton (lower right photo), a member of HFF’s Executive Committee, is overseeing the Denver office expansion from HFF’s Dallas office. 
