SAN FRANCISCO—Jones Lang LaSalle has further strengthened its San Francisco brokerage bench by announcing that Jak Churton, a highly regarded 13-year veteran of San Francisco real estate brokerage, has joined the firm's Northern California operations as a managing director.  He will be based in San Francisco.

Churton is a tenant representation specialist who also has significant experience representing office landlords in the San Francisco Bay Area. “Throughout his career, Jak has helped companies confidently analyse and successfully implement often complex strategies in order to make more informed decision-making within their real estate portfolios. He will be an excellent resource for our Northern California teams as well as our clients in the region,” said Elizabeth Hearle, Jones Lang LaSalle's market director for the Pacific Northwest.

Doug Frazier, CFO of California employment law Miller Law Group, said:  “Jak Churton understands our business and translates that knowledge into unique and valuable insight and advice regarding our real estate needs. We congratulate him on his move to JLL.”

Churton joins JLL from CBRE where he was most recently a managing director.  He joined the brokerage ranks in 2000, as a VP with Insignia/ESG.  His clients range from national and regional law firms to global financial services and insurance firms.