Jay M. Shapiro, President

JMS Advisory was founded in 1995 by Jay Shapiro, a leading expert in exhibition and theater real estate with 30 years of industry experience. Jay has represented exhibitors and property owners throughout the United States and globally. His clients have included, among others: AMC Entertainment, General Cinema International, Hoyts Cinemas, Century/CineArts Theatres, Drexel Theatre Group, Harkins Theatres, Wallace/Hollywood Theater Corporation, Rave Motion Picure Theaters, Ameristar Casinos, BoydGaming, New England Development/Wells Group, Trammell Crow Company, Jones Lang LaSalle, Berkeley Investments, Lazard Freres & Company, Stellar Holdings, Inc., Simon Property Group, Madison Consulting Group/MadisonMarquette, The Woodmont Company, SheaProperties, Dart Realty, Nordblom Company, U3Ventures and Vibrant Development.

Jay also has consulted on numerous urban redevelopment projects in Sacramento and Glendale, CA, Kansas City, KS, Duluth, MN, Worcester, MA, and for the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, St. Louis University, St. Louis MO, The Presidio Trust, San Francisco, CA, and Camana Bay, Grand Cayman Islands.

Before establishing JMS Advisory, Jay was Senior Vice President of Development for General Cinema Theaters (1980-1995), prior to which he was National Director for Real Estate at AMC Entertainment. From 1973-1975, Jay served as Assistant Attorney General for the state of Missouri.

In February, 2008, Jay was chairman and moderator for the cinema panel discussion Cinemas Diversify at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Urban Entertainment Conference. In May, 2006, he was a panelist on the exhibition industry roundtable presentation at International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC): Exhibition Industry Review.

Jay is a graduate of Brown University and Washington University School of Law. He is a member of ICSC, ULI, the Missouri Bar Association, and is a member of the editorial advisory board of Shopping Center Business magazine.

Email Jay: jmshapiro@jmsadvisory.com