Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of February 21, 2025

Marquette Companies has named Trevor Ryan partner and president of Marquette Companies, while Jim Cunningham has been appointed partner and president of Marquette Management. Additionally, Jason Tennenbaum has joined the organization as chief financial officer.

Colliers announced that veteran investment sales broker Tom O’Brien has joined Colliers as a vice chair, partnering with Colliers’ Investment Services Group in Minneapolis-St. Paul. With his arrival, Colliers adds one of the market’s most well-known and experienced investment sales professionals to its business. 

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its real estate capabilities with the addition of Daniel J. Elrod as a shareholder in its Chicago office. Elrod joins the firm from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, and with more than a dozen years of legal experience, he represents debt funds, life insurance companies, and institutional lenders in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions nationwide.

Lee & Associates has negotiated a 30,300-square-foot new lease at 20 Presidential Drive in Roselle, Illinois. Jeff Janda, SIOR and Mike Plumb, principals at Lee & Associates’ Illinois office, represented Tripar International, Inc, who owns and occupies the rest of the 63,978-square-foot industrial building. David Haigh of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant, Rieder NA, a manufacturer of concrete facades.  

Chicago Title Land Trust Company has officially rebranded as The Land Trust Company. This change reflects the company’s expansion beyond Chicago, with a growing presence in Indiana and Florida and plans for nationwide growth.