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Daniel Arends | Colliers | Chicago - Downtown

Daniel Arends

Principal and Executive Vice President

I am a principal at Colliers, chairman of our National Law Firm Services group, and former chair of our National Tenant Advisor Council.  I have exclusively specialized  in tenant representation for my entire 30+ year career.  My strengths are my deep relationships within Colliers and the Chicago market and my highly strategic approach and unrelenting negotiation style.

In my career, I have completed more than 1,500 assignments totaling more than 12 million square feet of office space for many of Chicago’s leading companies and law firms.

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About Me

I am a principal at Colliers, chairman of our National Law Firm Services group, and former chair of our National Tenant Advisor Council.  I have exclusively specialized  in tenant representation for my entire 30+ year career.  My strengths are my deep relationships within Colliers and the Chicago market and my highly strategic approach and unrelenting negotiation style.

In my career, I have completed more than 1,500 assignments totaling more than 12 million square feet of office space for many of Chicago’s leading companies and law firms.

  • Colliers’ Everest Club (Top 10%  of producers) each of the last 20 years
  • Most Prepared Broker, Prime Real Estate Investment Trust (2002)
  • Finalist, Office Broker of the Year (13 of the last 15 years)
  • Top Leasing Broker in the U.S., The Real Estate Forum
  • Winner, Transaction of the Year (2005)
  • Finalist, Transaction of the Year (1999

Property Type

Office

Services

Tenant Representation

Specializations

Law Firm Services Group, Tenant Advisory Council

  • Argo Group
  • Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
  • Badger Sports
  • Bass Berry & Sims
  • Berger Schatz
  • Booz & Company
  • Cassiday Schade & Gloor
  • CBIC
  • Childrens Home & Aid
  • Centene Corporation
  • Counselors Group
  • DePaul University
  • DLA Piper
  • Elkay Manufacturing Company
  • Fellowes
  • Fort Dearborn Company
  • Frontenac
  • Gordon Rees
  • Humana
  • Lockton
  • McKenna Storer
  • Nyhan Bambrick Kinzie & Lowry
  • RSM
  • Roosevelt University
  • SAP Fieldglass
  • Sara Lee
  • Securitas
  • ScotiaBank
  • Stamos & Trucco
  • Ulmer & Berne
  • Williams & John

Education

  • JD, MBA, DePaul University
  • BS in Accounting and Finance, University of Wisconsin
    • All Big Ten Tennis Player, 1983-1985

Memberships & Involvements

  • Chairman, Colliers National Law Firm Practice
  • Former Chairman, Colliers Tenant Advisory Council
  • Past President and  Steering Committee Member for over 10 years, COLBA
  • Member, United States Professional Tennis Association
  • Past President, River Forest Tennis Club

How I can help

Tenant Representation

Our Tenant Representation services experts will provide you with a range of services, including lease negotiation and renewal, in-depth location analysis and workplace design.

By partnering with Colliers, you have the opportunity to work with a global team of experienced professionals — including practicing attorneys and active members of legal industry organizations — who can provide the type of tailored expertise you need.

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