Orlin joins Cushman & Wakefield as a senior managing director

Jane Orlin, Cushman & Wakefield

New York, NY According to Cushman & Wakefield, Jane Orlin has joined the firm as a senior managing director in the business incentives practice. Orlin will be reporting to portfolio solutions’ president, Kevin Hughes.

Orlin brings over 20 years of involvement in the field of tax credit and incentive negotiation and administration.

She has first-hand experience of saving Fortune 500 Companies over $250 million in tax savings, grants, property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions, corporate income tax credits and donations, utility discounts, waivers on permitting fees and other financial benefits including bond and tax increment financing.

“A testament to the quality of professionals that Cushman & Wakefield aims to attract, Jane is a top-notch leader in her respective field of expertise,” said Hughes. “We are thrilled to welcome her to the C&W family. She will bring tremendous value to our firm and our clients, not just with her incentives and tax-industry experience, but with her ability to collaborate and lead others to success.”

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Orlin served for nine years as Senior Director with Automatic Data Processing (ADP) for the Tax Credit Practice, securing over $40 million of incentives to date. Additionally serving as Northeast Practice Leader and National Practice Leader for Economic Development Services (EDS), Orlin managed a team of 14 professionals for combined revenue greater than $14 million; subsequently transforming the northeast’s underperforming practice to a leading powerhouse in the United States. Before ADP, she previously held positions at STADTMAUER BAILKIN & BIGGINS, a NY-area law firm, and at KPMG.

Additionally, Orlin is a member of several community-based real estate groups and has been a speaker at several local and national events related to Business Incentives including Corenet and Institute for Professional Taxation.