Women in Real Estate 2018: CBRE’s Williams Thinks Like a Law Firm Partner, Negotiates Like a Broker

Lynn Williams, who joined CBRE in 2015 with her partner Jeff Welch after 29 years with Cushman & Wakefield, has completed more than 250 law firm leasing transactions, totaling more than 9.2 million square feet, throughout her career. These have represented some of the world’s most prestigious firms, including Paul Hastings, O’Melveny & Myers, Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Arps, and Hadley & McCloy. Corporate clients have included City National Bank (Royal Bank of Canada), Marsh McLennan, Disney, Raytheon, Pepperdine University, Farmers Insurance, Aon and Parsons Engineering.

This formidable client list is just one reason we chose Williams as one of the 2018 Women in Real Estate Award winners. Connect Media’s Women in Real Estate Awards honor the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected positions of leadership and play key mentorship roles for others.

“I couldn’t think of anybody more deserving of this award than Lynn,” says Andrew Ratner, CBRE EVP who leads the firm’s downtown Los Angeles office. “She is incredibly smart and creative, tireless and determined, gracious and kind and the ultimate team player. She’s truly one of a kind.”

He added “Lynn has the ability to think like a senior law firm partner and negotiate like a highly skilled broker. She can synthesize the most complex situations and come up with simple solutions that work for all parties. She is always many steps ahead of anybody else.”

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