Mitti Liebersohn is President and Managing Director of Avison Young’s New York City office. In his current role, Mitti is responsible for business development, recruiting, growing revenue and building strategic industry relationships to elevate Avison Young’s position in the New York City market place. Under his watch, Avison Young has grown the office from 70 to more than 130 professionals and has been appointed leasing agent for 211 East 43rd Street, 120 West 45th Street, 530 Fifth Avenue, 1140 Avenue of the Americas and the Thor Office Leasing Portfolio consisting of over six Class A properties.

Recognized nationally as one of the commercial real estate industry’s most accomplished professionals, Mitti has more than 35 years of experience representing many of the nation’s premier corporations in transactions totaling in excess of 30 million square feet. Prior to joining Avison Young, Mitti served as Vice Chairman at Jones Lang LaSalle, where he oversaw numerous national account portfolios. Before joining Jones Lang LaSalle in 2011, Mitti served as a Vice Chairman at Cushman & Wakefield, where he was named one of the company’s top 20 brokers internationally for 15 consecutive years. His past exclusive office leasing agencies include SL Green’s 440 Ninth Avenue, 485 Lexington Avenue, 600 LexingtonAvenue, 100 Park Avenue, 10 East 53rd Street and 10 Columbus Circle; Normandy Properties’ 575 Lexington Avenue; and Silverstein Properties’ 1177 Avenue of the Americas. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in assisting many of the nation’s premier corporations in negotiating complex leasing transactions, and has demonstrated an expertise in the development and implementation of portfolio leasing strategies.