7 NJ brokers among C&W's Top 100 performers.

Cushman & Wakefield has named seven New Jersey brokers among its Top 100 performers in the country based on transactions completed in 2002. In the United States, the company employs more than 850 brokers in 53 offices.

The brokerage team of Robert J. Donnelly of Flanders and Marc A. Rosenberg of Short Hills ranked number one from New Jersey. Investment sales professionals Andrew J. Merin of Fort Lee, David W. Bernhaut of Watchung, and Gary Gabriel of Franklin Lakes--partners in Cushman & Wakefield's Metropolitan Area Financial Services Group--were also recognized among the top producers. Other New Jersey brokers within the Top 100 ranking included Edward J. Duenas of Martinsville and Andrew B. Schiffer of Demarest.

A Cushman & Wakefield broker for 15 years, Bernhaut is an executive director with the firm's Metropolitan Area Financial Services Group (FSG) in East Rutherford. During 2002, his team closed 23 investment sales transactions valued at more than $ 1 billion. This achievement earned the Metropolitan Area FSG the distinction as the top investment sales team within the global Cushman & Wakefield organization for the ninth consecutive year.

The Metropolitan Area FSG's record-breaking activity involved nearly 7.3 million SF of existing space as well as undeveloped acreage. Highlights included the $85 million sale of One Gateway Center in Newark, New Jersey, which Bernhaut's team orchestrated on behalf of the seller, Newark Acquisition LLC--a venture of Tishman Speyer/Morgan Stanley and The Gale Company--and the buyer, Advance Realty Group. The team also arranged the 414,059-SF sale of Whitehall's Meadowlands portfolio in Carlstadt, N.J. AMB Property Corporation was the buyer in the $21.3 million sale.

Bernhaut currently serves on Cushman & Wakefield's National Brokerage Advisory Board. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1983, and an MBA in real estate finance from Columbia University in 1987.

Donnelly, executive vice president, joined Cushman & Wakefield as a broker in 1979 and opened the company's Parsippany office in 1984. Donnelly was promoted to his current position in 2000, becoming the first individual based outside the company's headquarters to receive this title and the third among Cushman & Wakefield's more than 11,000 professionals worldwide. He is a member of the firm's Board of Directors.

Donnelly specializes in tenant representation, working for Fortune 50 companies throughout the United States and worldwide. In addition, he has worked for many of New Jersey's leading landlords in both the acquisition and leasing of significant commercial properties. In 2002, Donnelly's team successfully represented AT&T in the sale of their headquarters in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, to Pharmacia. Situated on 140 acres, the property consists of 1.3 million SF of office space, as well as the AT&T Learning Center, an on-site conference center with 171 rooms for overnight accommodations.

Duenas, a Cushman & Wakefield senior director, joined the firm in 1995 as a corporate sales and leasing specialist. In 1998, he received the firm's national "Most Promising Brokerage Professional" award. In 2002, Duenas was the top office leasing broker in Cushman & Wakefield's East Rutherford office.

His transactional highlights during the year included representing Kraft/Nabisco in subleasing an entire, 145,983-SF building at 7 Sylvan Way in Parsippany to Cendant Corporation. In addition, Duenas represented the Bridgewater Pharmaceutical Operation of Kvaemer US Inc. in negotiating a 94,685-SF lease renewal at The Grand Commons at Bridgewater, 440 Route 22 East in Bridgewater. Duenas earned a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Rutgers University.

Gabriel, a senior director with Cushman & Wakefield's Metropolitan Area Financial Services Group (FSG) in East Rutherford, joined the firm as a summer intern in 1987. Since then, he has been one of Cushman & Wakefield's top-producers on a consistent basis. During 2002, Gabriel's team closed 23 investment sales transactions valued at more than $1 billion. This achievement earned the Metropolitan Area FSG the distinction as the top investment sales team within the global Cushman & Wakefield organization-for the ninth consecutive year.

The Metropolitan Area FSG's record-breaking activity involved nearly 7.3 million SF of existing space as well as undeveloped acreage. The team was involved in a number retail transactions during 2002, including the sale of Essex Green Shopping Center in West Orange, N.J., the largest open-air shopping center to change hands in North Jersey during the year. First Industrial Realty Trust acquired the eight-building, 408,000-SF, high-tech park from TA Associates for $30 million. Gabriel earned a bachelor's degree in finance from George Washington University.

Merin, executive vice president, has headed the company's Metropolitan Area Financial Services Group (FSG) in East Rutherford since its inception in 1987. He was named Cushman & Wakefield's top 1997 producer nationwide and has consistently ranked as the top or one of the top Financial Services brokers nationwide. During 2002, Merin's team closed 23 investment sales transactions valued at more than $1 billion. This achievement earned the Metropolitan Area FSG the distinction as the top investment sales team within the global Cushman & Wakefield organization for the ninth consecutive year.

The team's record-breaking activity involved nearly 7.3 million SF of existing space as well as undeveloped acreage. Among its 2002 highlights, the Metropolitan Area FSG orchestrated the sale of Rockefeller Group Corporate Park in Florham Park, N.J. Investcorp International purchased three buildings totaling 606,000 SF from The Rockefeller Group for more than $110 million.

Merin currently serves as a member of Cushman & Wakefield's board of directors. He earned a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University.

Rosenberg has been a Cushman & Wakefield broker for 18 years. He has been named to the firm's annual listing of Top 100 performers since the program began more than 10 years ago and has ranked in the Top 10 brokers nationally in each of the last eight years. A member of the firm's Parsippany office, he earned his current title as executive vice president in 2001.

Rosenberg represents several of the nation's leading corporate entities in their real estate activities. In 2002, Rosenberg's team successfully represented AT&T in the sale of their headquarters in Basking Ridge, N.J., to Pharmacia.

Rosenberg is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Finance.

Schiffer is a senior director with Cushman & Wakefield's Industrial Brokerage Group in East Rutherford, specializing in the acquisition and disposition of industrial properties for corporate clients. During Schiffer's 11-year career with Cushman & Wakefield, he has handled major assignments for a number of national and international space users. Schiffer exclusively represents Daisytek International with its real estate activities in the United States. During 2002, he negotiated long-term lease commitments for Daisytek, including a 325,000-SF distribution facility in Tejon Ranch, California, and a 350,000-SF distribution center in Bethlehem, New York. Schiffer attended Colorado State University.