Nick Chop, MAI, Joins Cushman & Wakefield’s Valuation & Advisory Group as a Senior Leader in the Firm’s Infrastructure & Energy Practice

June 2, 2025 – Cushman & Wakefield has hired Nick Chop, MAI, as a senior leader in the firm’s Valuation & Advisory (V&A) group. Based in Florida, Chop will focus on the firm’s V&A Infrastructure & Energy practice, further solidifying the firm’s position as a national leader in infrastructure-focused valuation and advisory services.  

“Nick is a top-tier talent whose reputation in the right-of-way and infrastructure space is second to none,” said Anthony Alderman, U.S. Lead, Infrastructure & Energy, Valuation & Advisory. “His addition strengthens our ability to serve clients with complex infrastructure valuation needs across the country. As our practice continues to scale, leaders like Nick help us deliver the quality, credibility and leadership our clients expect.” 

Chop joins Cushman & Wakefield from CBRE where he was Executive Vice President, Right-of-Way Practice Lead. With over 30 years of experience in eminent domain and infrastructure-related real estate valuation, Chop brings a highly specialized skill set having worked with some of the nation’s top transportation departments, cities and utility companies across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. He has served as an expert witness in a wide range of transportation, pipeline and utility-related litigation matters, delivering trusted valuation guidance to government and utility entities, law firms and private landowners.   

“I’ve spent my career working at the intersection of infrastructure and real estate valuation, and joining Cushman & Wakefield is an exciting next chapter,” said Chop. “The firm’s platform and people are uniquely positioned to lead in this space, and I’m thrilled to contribute to the continued growth of such a respected and capable practice.” 

Chop is a Certified General Appraiser in Florida, Texas and Georgia, and a designated member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI). 

Cushman & Wakefield’s Valuation & Advisory group practice is comprised of 500+ professionals across the Americas who provide clients with accurate, reliable valuations that guide intelligent debt and equity decisions in real-time. The group’s expertise spans single-asset appraisals to complex real estate advisory and business valuations.