Matthias Li is an Executive Director in Cushman & Wakefield’s Midtown Manhattan office where he represents many of the most prominent real estate owners and occupiers in the United States to develop and implement office leasing strategies.

Matthias’ tenant representation practice covers various business sectors including law, finance, health care, technology, and not-for-profit, with clients including Cleary Gottlieb, Paramount, Verizon, Ameriprise Financial, TPG, Shinhan Bank, and The Partnership to End Addiction. He recently represented Pfizer in the relocation of its 800,000-sf global headquarters from East 42nd Street to Tishman Speyer’s new Hudson Yards development known as The Spiral. Matthias is also a member of Cushman & Wakefield’s Legal Sector Advisory Group.

In his agency practice, Matthias has represented numerous real estate owners in the lease-up of their assets including Brookfield Properties, SL Green, Vornado, Taconic Partners, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Rockrose, and the Vanbarton Group. Notably, Matthias represents Brookfield Properties as a leasing agent for Manhattan West, a 7.2-million-sf master planned development in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards district. Matthias also represents Taconic Partners as leasing agent for their new 1.9 million sf master planned development in Manhattan’s Lower East Side known as Essex Crossing.

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Matthias practiced real estate law in New York City representing landlords and tenants in a broad range of legal matters including litigation, building operations, leasing, bankruptcy, and construction disputes. Matthias was an attorney in the Real Estate Operations Group at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where he represented owners such as Tishman Speyer, MetLife, and Brookfield Properties.

He is a licensed NY real estate salesperson and licensed to practice law in the Southern and Eastern District Courts of New York as well as the State Courts of New York.