Will Stern joined Avison Young in September 2014 as a Principal. At Avison Young he is a leader of the DC Agency Leasing practice. Immediately prior to joining Avison Young, Will had been a Managing Director and Principal at Cassidy Turley since 2008, where he focused on Landlord Representation in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Throughout his career, Will has helped generate over a billion dollars in lease value for his clients. Demonstrating his vast expertise in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate, Will has been awarded candidacy for Certified Commercial Investment Membership (CCIM). Prior to joining Cassidy Turley, Will was at Jones Lang LaSalle for five years, serving as Vice President in the agency leasing group. In 2006, he spent a year working for Jones Lang LaSalle’s National Office Group in London, England. Prior to his tenure at Jones Lang LaSalle, Will worked as a financial analyst for Northwestern Investment Management in McLean, Va. There he was responsible for financial and real estate modeling.