chi-David_Friedland (3) David Friedland co-owned Epic Realty Partners before selling it to Transwestern.

CHICAGO—Cushman & Wakefield has just recruited David Friedland to join its Chicago Industrial Services group as executive director. The 22-year industry veteran is just the latest of several new hires meant to bolster the firm’s work in the suburban industrial market.

”David has an outstanding reputation and unmatched expertise that will elevate our Chicago industrial platform significantly,” says Shawn Mobley, president, East Region. “We will continue to add exceptional talent to complement our leading industrial platform in Chicago, one of the nation’s top industrial markets, and we could not have asked for a better addition to bolster that growth.”

Cushman & Wakefield has been recruiting its newest employees from several firms. Friedland joins Cushman & Wakefield from Transwestern. And earlier this month, the company brought on an industrial brokerage team from Avison Young that focuses on properties in Lake County and Southeast Wisconsin, two of the hottest submarkets in the Chicago region.

Friedland specializes in industrial sale and lease transactions in the I-88 corridor and surrounding western suburbs. Over his career, he has completed more than 700 transactions for corporate and institutional clients valued at $1 billion. He joined Epic Realty Partners in 1995, and subsequently co-owned and sold the firm to Transwestern in 2013. He has represented institutional landlords including High Street Equity, DCT and Liberty Property Trust.

“Cushman & Wakefield has deep bench of global resources that’s complimented by a collaborative and client-centric culture,” says Friedland. “I’m thrilled to have the support of a powerhouse, full-service platform that will allow me to provide consistent, outstanding solutions for my clients.”