Josh Gorin

 

Professional Expertise

Josh Gorin is the President of Savills Los Angeles region. Josh works closely with the firm’s leaders to recruit talent, identify areas of growth, and foster collaboration between business functions across the Los Angeles market. He represents a broad range of companies throughout the world on owned and leased properties with a focus on portfolio representation and complex headquarters assignments. Josh founded and was the former co-chair of the Savills Academy, which identifies and develops the next generation of company leaders throughout North America. Additionally, Josh serves on the firm’s North American Brokerage Board of Directors and has been with the firm for 25 years. During this time, Josh has led negotiations for transactions of more than 30 million square feet.

Josh’s approach to strategic real estate planning, capital markets and leasing is comprehensive, holistic, and stems from his experience working in the investment industry and earning his law degree with a focus on real estate and litigation. He provides unique insight into the fiscal and competitive arenas that his clients operate their business within. Evaluating ownership and leased financial structures, Josh’s expertise covers such areas as Accretive Value Arbitrage, EBITDA Enhancement, Balance Sheet Optimization, Tax Credits and 501(c)(3) structured acquisitions, Balance Sheet Optimization, Strategic Planning, Workplace Optimization, Financial Engineering and Fixed Fee Build-to-Suits. Through this understanding, Josh develops and implements real estate plans for leading companies such as Apple, Sony, Goldman Sachs, Activision, Comcast, Citi, Panavision, Capitol Records, J.Crew, Berkshire Hathaway and Walmart.



Awards, Achievements and Activities

Josh was recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Real Estate” for leading professionals under 35 in 2005 and Real Estate Forum’s 2006 “Global Leaders of Tomorrow.” Josh is consistently featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and Daily Variety as among the top real estate professionals in his field. Additionally, Josh is regularly listed in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s edition of “Who’s Brokering Los Angeles” as well as listed by Connect Media among Top U.S. Real Estate Executives. Josh currently serves on the English Advisory Board for the University of Michigan English, is an active member of the Parents Fund Department at the University of Virginia and is also on the Board of Governors for Cedars-Sinai.

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Location

Los Angeles (Downtown)

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Education

  • University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts, English Literature

  • Loyola University in Chicago, J.D., Real Estate and Litigation

Clients

  • Apple
  • Sony
  • Technicolor
  • ICM Partners
  • Activision
  • Time, Inc.
  • Citi
  • Comcast
  • Capitol Records
  • Withers Worldwide
  • WilmerHale
  • The State Bar of California
  • City of Los Angeles

Industries

  • Technology, Advertising, Media & Information (TAMI) 
  • Studios & Stages
  • Nonprofits and Associations
  • Education
  • Professional Services

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