Jones Lang LaSalle Adds New Managing Director in Orange County

""Jones Lang LaSalle"":http://www.joneslanglasalle.com, a Chicago-based financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate, has hired Chris Casey as a managing director in Orange County.
[IMAGE] A 25-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, Casey will facilitate financings throughout the western region of the country as part of the company's real estate investment banking team responsible for placing debt and equity for all property types.

""The addition of Chris as a senior member of our capital markets practice is a welcome one and will have an imme-

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diate impact on our client outreach,"" said Mike Melody, executive managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle. ""His depth and expertise sourcing capital and structuring solutions will benefit our client base.""

Casey has worked as an investment banker as well as a firm principal. In 2009, he founded the boutique property brokerage and investment company Trillium Realty Partners (TRP), which has completed more than $100 million in property sales and financings.

Prior to TRP, Casey was a managing director at a commercial real estate firm in Orange County. He also held a principal position with Lend Lease Real Estate Investments.

Casey received his bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also earned his master's degree in real estate investment analysis.

""We are seeing tremendous growth in Southern California with plans to add approximately 20 new hires to our Orange County office within the next year,"" said Jeff Ingham, senior managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle's Orange County office. ""The addition of Chris to our team is key as we look to expand our client service delivery in this core market.""