About
Professional Summary
Lois is a Senior Vice President at Colliers International specializing in tenant representation and lease portfolio management on an international basis. Lois provides oversite of the real estate holdings of numerous financial market leaders in the Chicagoland market. Lois’ hospitality experience provides a skillset that enables her to turn challenges into a better user experience for her clients. She is known for her in-depth, strategic client services and proven track record in completing projects on time and on budget.
Accomplishments
Prior to joining Colliers, Lois was a partner at Holly Duran Real Estate Partners LLC (formerly The Levy Organization) for over 26 years. When the CME and CBOT trading floors were integrated, Lois completed over 200,000 square feet of relocations from the CME Center to the Chicago Board of Trade building on behalf of over 30 financial services clients including clearing firms, introducing brokers, and proprietary trading and algorithmic trading firms. Other past and present real estate brokerage, portfolio management and advisory clients include Brokers’ Risk Placement Services, Inc., Captivate Network, COFCO International, ED&F Man Capital Markets, Geneva Trading, Marex North America, The OCC, Optiver US LLC and Sperling & Slater, P.C.
Lois is the proprietor of two bar/restaurants in Morris, Illinois, and a former franchise owner of the American Poolplayers Association. In March 2014, the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce honored Lois with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for her local commitment to the community and passion for hosting not-for-profit fundraising events. In October 2019, the Morris Herald News recognized Lois as one of three Women of Distinction, honoring women from Grundy County who make important and selfless contributions to the community.
Education
Lois graduated with a Hospitality Major from Robert Morris University Illinois in 1990
Illinois Real Estate Brokerage License
Memberships & Involvements
Operation St. Nick - Grundy County, Illinois
Immaculate Conception School - Morris, Illinois
Morris Retail Association - Morris, Illinois
Services
Service Lines
My Team
My Team
Holly Duran is one of the country’s most influential women in tenant representation. Recently acquired by Colliers International, owner and principal of Holly Duran Real Estate Partners, she has spearheaded lease negotiations for more than 15 million square feet of space, consistently achieving highly aggressive, flexible, cost-saving transactions. Additionally, Holly and her team have performed numerous sale/leaseback transactions on behalf of their clients including the historic Chicago Board of Trade Building, the Kansas City Board of Trade Building and the NYMEX Building at 300 Vesey Street in New York. Holly’s tenacious negotiating skills have been acknowledged by satisfied clients and creative colleagues around the world, and she has received numerous prestigious recognitions, including the Chicago Food Depository’s “Tenant Representative of the Year” award.
Jeff Newcom is a Senior Vice President for Colliers International’s Chicago office. Jeff utilizes more than 16 years of experience as an entrepreneur and commodities broker to strategically advise clients’ global real estate needs. Having negotiated hundreds of thousands of square feet of local, national, and global real estate transaction, Jeff has extensive experience in negotiation, tenant representation, financial analysis, and investments. His recent clients include FBN, Cresco, BOX Options Exchange, Visibly, 8th Light, Reyes Kurson, MACE North America, CSC Family Partners, Knowledgehound, Mobile Doorman, Gate 39 Media, Digital Mint and eSpark Learning.
Jeff Mulder is an Executive Vice President for Colliers Chicago downtown office. He has over 17 years of experience and serves as a strategic consultant and real estate specialist in all facets of real estate providing end-to-end solutions for each project he undertakes.
Prior to joining Colliers, Jeff was a partner with Holly Duran Real Estate Partners LLC, a boutique real estate services provider in downtown Chicago. Jeff utilized his real estate investment knowledge serving as the firm’s financial specialist while providing tenant representative services account management in office, industrial and data center transactions. Before joining Holly Duran Real Estate Partners, Jeff worked for Mark Goodman & Associates as a lead site acquisition agent for the firm, in addition to representing tenants in search of office space. He began his career with Cushman & Wakefield where he solicited new business and worked with existing clientele on a national basis.