James McGuire is an environmental attorney in Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Group. Mr. McGuire focuses his practice on a variety of environmental regulatory and compliance issues at the local, state and federal levels. He brings significant experience from his time as a senior attorney and executive at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and as an environmental attorney in the private sector and at the City of Dallas.

CrossFirst Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Clayton Conger to Bank President, Dallas. Clayton joined CrossFirst in 2017 and helped open its Dallas location. With over 20 years of banking experience in the Texas region, Clayton has expertise in commercial and real estate lending. “Clayton is an exceptional leader with a proven record of building empowered teams that provide extraordinary service to their clients,” shared David Felan, Regional President, Texas. Clayton’s leadership skills, dedication to the Dallas community, and unique depth of banking knowledge make him the ideal candidate to spearhead the Bank’s continued growth and expansion in Texas.

CrossFirst recently announced a transformative partnership with Busey Bank, creating a premier commercial bank serving clients from 77 locations across 10 states with combined total assets of approximately $20 billion, $17 billion in total deposits, $15 billion in total loans and $14 billion in wealth assets under care.

CP Group announced that Christopher “Tex” Cauthen has joined the firm as Senior Vice President. He will be based in Dallas and lead CP Group’s acquisitions, developments and operations in key Southwest markets, including Texas, Colorado and Arizona.

Cauthen brings over two decades of leadership and industry expertise to the organization, with a proven track record in acquisitions, asset management, capital markets and development.

As CP Group grows and diversifies its portfolio, Cauthen’s role as Senior Vice President and market lead will play an integral role in expanding the firm’s footprint throughout the Southwest region. He will also oversee Granite Tower, a 600,000-square-foot, 31-floor office building that marked CP Group’s entry into the Denver market in 2021. 

Cauthen joins CP Group from Harwood International in Dallas, where he served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Capital Markets. During his tenure there, he closed $900 million in transactions and oversaw a portfolio of more than two million square feet of existing Class AA office space as well as a four-million-square-foot development pipeline. Previously, Cauthen also served as Executive Director and National Office Practices Leader at Cushman & Wakefield, leading strategic initiatives, transactional activities and production efforts. 

NEW YORK, NY (March 24, 2025) — Newmark announces the company has hired Chris Wadley, one of the nation’s leading advisors of healthcare systems and medical real estate investors, as Vice Chairman. In his new role, Wadley will advise health systems and medical companies on their real estate management, strategy, construction and leasing, leveraging his deep knowledge of the medical industry and various property types. Wadley, based in Houston, Texas, also plans to help grow Newmark’s healthcare advisory and construction management practices nationwide and reinforce Newmark’s commitment to attracting and investing in top talent.

“The growing and evolving healthcare space demands specialized real estate strategies that align with the needs of healthcare providers, real estate investors and the communities they serve,” said Elizabeth Hart, President of Leasing, North America. “Chris Wadley’s expertise in healthcare real estate positions Newmark to offer best-in-class advisory services, helping clients navigate complex leasing, development and operational challenges with precision and insight.”

Wadley joins Newmark after building one of the most successful hospital and outpatient healthcare advisory businesses in the country. Among his many other accomplishments, he oversaw one of the largest U.S. portfolio lease restructures for a hospital system in 2023 and oversaw the largest medical real estate transaction in Texas in each of 2019, 2021 and 2023.

“Chris Wadley is nationally recognized as a premier healthcare real estate advisor, having shaped some of the most significant medical real estate transactions in Texas and nationally,” said Ran Holman, Southeast Market Leader. “His relationships and proven ability to execute complex transactions will have an immediate impact for our clients and strengthen Newmark’s presence in the healthcare sector.”

Wadley most recently oversaw Healthcare and Life Sciences in the central U.S. for JLL, where he consistently ranked among the company’s top 1% of producers. His previous experience also includes time at Savill’s, Transwestern and Grubb & Ellis (acquired by Newmark).

“Newmark is creating a unique environment for top producers in medical real estate,” said Wadley. “They empower professionals to reach their full potential by investing in subject matter experts and prioritizing their needs first. This cultural advantage will flow through to the client.”

Wadley joins a growing roster of talented healthcare experts in Newmark’s ranks. Earlier this month, Justin Shepherd was named co-Head of the Healthcare Debt & Structured Finance team, where he’ll work closely with Co-Heads and Vice Chairmen Ben Appel and Jay Miele and Vice Chairman John Nero. Wadley will also work collaboratively with the industry-leading tenant representation and real estate advisory experts focused on healthcare including the former McCall & Almy, Inc., the renowned Boston-based firm Newmark acquired in 2022.  

About Newmark

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, Newmark generated revenues of over $2.7 billion. As of December 31, 2024, Newmark and our business partners together operated from approximately 170 offices with more than 8,000 professionals across four continents. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow @newmark.

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Robyn Popa, AIA, leads Pfluger’s San Antonio office with curiosity, creativity, and a knack for solving complex design challenges. She’s expanded her team and strengthened partnerships to push design forward, creating spaces that bring people together and adapt to changing needs. With a deep understanding of how environments shape experiences, she’s committed to designing places that support learning, collaboration, and a sense of belonging.

Katie Stewart has been named the Business Development Lead for DPR’s Austin business unit. With nearly 18 years of experience, Katie has a proven track record of delivering results through strategic thinking, operational efficiency, and client relationship management.

Since joining DPR over 10 years ago, Katie has been part of many technically challenging projects within multiple core markets that have shaped the Austin skyline. Katie has focused on building lasting relationships with clients and being a trusted advisor during the project development process. She is passionate about understanding the unique needs and challenges facing clients and leading them to the best solution.

Katie loves the outdoors and spending time with her family in Austin’s unique green spaces. She’s an avid runner and serves as a pacer for the Austin Marathon.

Katie received her Bachelor of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is LEED AP BD+C.