James H Coleman

James Coleman is the Managing Partner of Hanley Advisors, LLC, which he formed in 2002 after leaving Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. as the firm’s number-one producer worldwide. Jim has over 30 years of experience advising the senior executives at Fortune 500 Companies. Jim has successfully completed hundreds of transactions in the New York metro area alone, and has been involved in over 20,000,000 SF of real estate activities nationwide. Jim specializes in advising senior executives at Fortune 500 Companies and leaders of private equity firms on the best strategic direction for their company’s real estate portfolio. His expertise in real estate extends beyond the U.S. to various international venues, and covers office, warehouse/distribution and retail locations. Prior to joining C&W, Jim was Executive Director of the New York office of Cushman Realty, where he acted as a global advisor to PaineWebber, Inc. on all real estate activities. While at C&W, Jim represented UBS on their 1.2 Million square foot office lease in Jersey City as well as hundreds of thousands of square feet leased in the retail/office branches throughout the country. Jim is a graduate of Skidmore College where he received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors. Jim is a licensed real estate broker in the state of New York and a member of the Real Estate Board of New York.