Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Tenant Representation Firm Hughes Marino Adds Jeffrey Shepard to Orange County, CA Team


Jeffrey Shepard
 ORANGE COUNTY, CA, Feb.  4, 2014 – Hughes Marino, Southern California’s leading commercial real estate firm exclusively representing tenants, has hired Jeffrey Shepard as Principal and Senior Vice President. 

Shepard, who will work in Hughes Marino's Orange County office, was previously the Chairman of the Board and a co-founding partner of Cresa, a firm in the same industry.

“The decision to join Hughes Marino was made by following my own career goal, which is to grow professionally and personally while creating the very best outcome possible for each of my clients who has placed their trust in me,” Shepard explained. 

  “Being part of the Hughes Marino family will bring me into a team in which that objective is not just my own, but the goal of the entire company.”

Shepard’s 25 years of tenant advocacy for clients across the United States includes managing and negotiating large office and industrial leases, property and land acquisitions and dispositions, and build-to-suit projects. 

He has personally been responsible for more than 10 million square feet of transactions valued in the multiple billions of dollars.  In addition, prior to becoming an exclusive tenant advocate, Shepard has himself developed more than two million square feet of industrial space.

Jason Hughes
“While many may ask why I left my former firm, to me the question is what can I accomplish in this new team,” Shepard adds.  

“As a member of Hughes Marino's Orange County team, I anticipate growing our national clientele, attracting other professionals who share the Hughes Marino culture and core values, and reaching new levels of excellence and performance in my own career while mentoring and learning from my team members.”

The announcement was made by Jason Hughes, President and CEO of Hughes Marino, Inc. Hughes Marino is headquartered in San Diego with offices in Century City and downtown Los Angeles, along with its Orange County location. 

According to Hughes, Hughes Marino’s team of specialists represent approximately 500 active tenants throughout Southern California at any given time, providing the Hughes Marino team with real time market knowledge, as well as the strength of collective bargaining and unequaled leverage with landlords.

“Jeff is considered one of the most successful brokers in Orange County – and we are very excited to have him join our team. We have worked with Jeff, in a referral capacity, for more than 20 years. 

Mike Lewis
"He has proven to be an unbelievably dedicated professional who is committed to providing his clients with conflict free advice and negotiating expertise. In addition, Jeff’s commitment to Hughes Marino’s core values is a natural fit,” Hughes says.

“We are proud to have attracted some of the finest professionals in the industry throughout our Southern California firm, and are especially pleased to see the powerful position we are attaining as we grow our Orange County office,” Hughes adds.


In addition to Shepard, Hughes Marino has also hired Mike Lewis as a Vice President in its Orange County office.

Lewis, who was previously with Travers Realty Corporation in Newport Beach, has been advising clients on site selection, lease negotiations and project management since 2010.  

His ability to negotiate, execute and build strong relationships with his clients earned him the Irvine Company’s prestigious “Young Dealmakers of the Year” award in 2012 and 2013.

Hughes Marino has also hired Julia Myers as Client Relations Manager in the Orange County office, as the firm continues to increase its Orange County presence, Hughes notes.

Julia Myers
Tucker Hughes, director of Hughes Marino, relocated to Newport Beach and founded the office a year ago, after working for several years in the firm’s headquarters office in San Diego, where he attained a Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of San Diego and was one of the youngest ever to receive a brokers license in the state of California history. 

“From our very first hire in Orange County, we were after a special team,” Tucker Hughes notes.

 “JP Roach, who has been a vice president in the Orange County office nearly since its inception, is an attorney who blends his legal and real estate expertise as he specializes in representing tenant corporate real estate users, including Southern California technology, life science and business services companies.  

"With the addition of our newest team members, we have assembled what I believe is one of the absolute finest real estate advisory groups in the country and we are very excited about the future.”

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

 
Jenn Quader or Amanda Alenick
Brower, Miller & Cole
(949) 955-7940


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