Bill Finnegan, principal, Avison Young, Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Industry veteran Bill Finnegan is joining Avison Young as a principal in its Philadelphia office. Finnegan will continue to focus on his specialty of corporate tenant representation. He brings 20-plus years of commercial real estate experience to Avison Young, most recently as a senior vice president with Jones Lang LaSalle in Philadelphia.
“Bill's deep financial background, coupled with more than 20 years of experience in real estate, is a perfect fit for our solutions approach to servicing clients,” says David Fahey, Avison Young principal and managing director of the company's Philadelphia region. “Bill specializes in providing a myriad of services to his clients, including sophisticated real estate-based financial advice with a primary focus on financial-statement enhancement, tax mitigation and the most efficient application of clients' capital resources. As a certified public accountant, Bill will also offer expert guidance to his extensive CFO network on the recent changes to the lease-accounting standards.”
Finnegan's past and current clients have included: Amerimar Enterprises, Behringer Harvard, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Crown Properties, eResearch Technology, GE Capital; Kaplan, Pitney Bowes, TMS International, and Wolters Kluwer.
Before working at JLL, Finnegan held senior executive and director positions with Cresa, Newmark Knight Frank and Cushman & Wakefield. He previously worked in finance with Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline and PwC.
Finnegan's many industry accolades include Broker of the Year awards from Newmark Knight Frank and Brandywine Realty Trust.
“I am ecstatic to join Avison Young at a time of rapid growth in the Philadelphia market,” says Finnegan. “The company's Principal-led ownership structure does not only encourage internal collaboration, but it also aligns perfectly with our clients' objectives. Additionally, the combination of the friendly work environment, the overall culture and the firm's mission made joining Avison Young an easy decision for me. I'm ready to help enlarge our Center City footprint.”
Finnegan is active in the National Association of Realtors and Tri-State Realtors Commercial Alliance.
He holds an MBA from Rider University and a Bachelor of Science in accounting from St. Joseph's University. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
