Rob Schmidt
Managing Director
About
Rob Schmidt is a Managing Director with JLL and is a Market Leader for the firm's Chicago Tenant Representation and Integrated Portfolio Group practices nationally. Rob is consistently one of the top producing brokers in the firm, finalizing lease transactions valued in excess of $6.0 billion.
Rob has been practicing commercial real estate for over 30 years, focusing exclusively in tenant representation for major corporations. Rob has skillfully used his background as an attorney to assist clients in formulating and structuring strategic real estate solutions that best suit their business objectives.
Featured work
- AAR Corp
- Merrill Lynch
- JPMorgan Chase
- Morgan Stanley
- BNP Paribas
- Northern Trust
- Bank of China
- TransRe
- Constellation Brands
- Kyocera Document Solutions
- UBS
- Vitality Group
- William Blair & Co.
Awards
- 4x NAIOP Transaction of The Year Winner (Chicago)
- JLL Champion of Excellence Award - 2008
- 5x JLL Top Gun Producer (top 1%)
- 15x JLL Top Achiever (top 10%)
Affiliations
- Member of the Illionis and Federal Bar and the Chicago Bar Associaton
- Member of COLBA (Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association)
- Sports Car Club of America (National Competition License)
- International Wine and Food Society
- First Level Master Sommelier
Education
Rob holds a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from University of Illinois - John Marshall Law School and a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy and Political Science from Baylor University.