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Meet the Team

Principals, specialty desks, and operations — one standard of care from first conversation through close.

Leadership

Principal

Francisco Williams, CCIM

Francisco Williams, CCIM

Executive Vice President · Williams Capital Advisors, powered by KW Commercial Beverly Hills

Capital markets · investment sales · net lease · owner strategy

Francisco Williams is the founder of Williams Capital Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage specializing in multifamily, retail, and net lease properties across California. With more than 15 years across real estate, legal, and capital markets, he provides end-to-end transaction management — acquisition, financing, and disposition — with a single accountable desk.

Prior to founding WCA, Francisco served as Vice President at Kidder Mathews and as Capital Markets Senior Associate at Cushman & Wakefield, advising on commercial transactions exceeding $100 million. His affiliation with KW Commercial Beverly Hills connects clients to a high-trust network while he remains hands-on through underwriting and close.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of California, Irvine, and participates in CCIM (Greater Los Angeles Chapter board service and monthly Brokers Forum), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

  • CCIM · Greater Los Angeles Chapter board service
  • Cushman & Wakefield · Kidder Mathews alumni
  • $100M+ commercial transactions advised
  • CalDRE #01979442 · NMLS #1858674
Email(213) 880-8107CalDRE #01979442

Industry Leadership

Service to the profession.

01

Board service

CCIM Greater Los Angeles Chapter

CCIM designee with chapter board service — peer network, education, and market forums across greater Los Angeles.

Chapter leadership page
02

Past President

CCIM Greater Los Angeles Chapter

Led the chapter as president before continuing in officer service on the board.

03

Moderator

CCIM Brokers Forum · Greater Los Angeles

Moderates the chapter's monthly Brokers Forum — deal flow, market conditions, and needs/haves among commercial brokers.

Watch forum replays on the chapter channel
04

Member

ULI · ICSC · NAHREP Los Angeles

Active participation in the Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers, and NAHREP Los Angeles.

Brokerage Desks

Specialty partners

Industrial, multi-asset, and residential desks that work with WCA — same institutional standard, clear brand walls.

Lauren J. Coombs, CCIM

Lauren J. Coombs, CCIM

Real Estate Investment Advisor · KW Commercial Pacific Estates

Industrial · warehousing · manufacturing · 1031 · land

Lauren J. Coombs, CCIM is a strategic partner on industrial assignments — warehouses, manufacturing, distribution, and industrial land across California. Licensed since 2010 and a key presence at KW Commercial Pacific Estates, she brings precision and client-first execution to investment sales, leasing, sale-leasebacks, and 1031 identification.

Together with Francisco Williams, CCIM, she co-leads Coombs + Williams Industrial: two designated principals on every industrial assignment, with underwriting discipline and a pre-qualified investor network. She is active with Southern California CCIM, the Realty Investment Association of California (RIAOC), and the Long Beach Commercial Real Estate Council.

  • CCIM designated · industrial focus
  • KW Commercial — Pacific Estates
  • CalDRE #01460830
Laura Milshteyn

Laura Milshteyn

Senior Vice President · KW Commercial Hollywood Hills

Multifamily · retail · development sites · off-market · 1031

Laura Milshteyn brings 12+ years across commercial brokerage and property management. She joined KW Commercial Hollywood Hills in 2025; prior tenure includes Douglas Elliman Beverly Hills, Compass, BRC Advisors, and Sperry CGA.

Multi-lingual and trained as an interpreter at a top-tier business school, Laura builds cross-cultural relationships that surface off-market and pocket listings before they reach the broader market. Specialties include multi-family investments, development sites, 1031 exchanges, and income-producing assets. With Francisco Williams, CCIM, she co-leads Milshteyn + Williams CRE for cross-asset Southern California assignments.

  • 12+ years · Elliman, Compass, BRC, Sperry
  • Off-market & pocket-listing specialist
  • KW Commercial — Hollywood Hills · CalDRE #01997655
Annie Liu Williams

Annie Liu Williams

Residential Real Estate Agent · San Gabriel Valley

Buy · sell · lease · residential investment (SGV)

Annie Liu Williams is a licensed residential real estate agent serving the San Gabriel Valley — from Pasadena to Rowland Heights and 20+ communities in between. Bilingual in English and Mandarin, she represents buyers and sellers across luxury residential, first-time and move-up purchases, leasing, and investment product (including Section 8, duplexes, and ADUs).

Her residential practice operates independently; her relationship with Williams Capital Advisors is a team partnership for clients who need both residential expertise and commercial or capital introductions.

  • San Gabriel Valley · 20+ communities
  • English & Mandarin
  • Residential buy / sell / lease / investment

Operations

The team behind the desk

Coordination and marketing so principals stay focused on underwriting, negotiation, and close.

Cindy Adlawan

Cindy Adlawan

Director of Operations

Client coordination · pipeline · delivery

Cindy Adlawan leads day-to-day operations for Williams Capital Advisors — the connective tissue between principals, clients, and active assignments. She coordinates intake, follow-through, and internal systems so deals and owner requests move with a clear owner and a clear next step.

When you reach the team by phone, form, or chat, operations is often the first human handoff after the principal — ensuring context is captured and nothing sits idle.

  • Operations · client coordination
  • Pipeline & delivery
Kristle Alcuizar

Kristle Alcuizar

Director of Marketing

Brand · listing marketing · collateral

Kristle Alcuizar directs marketing for Williams Capital Advisors — listing materials, digital presence, and campaign coordination that keep WCA’s institutional voice consistent across every owner-facing surface.

From property marketing packages to brand assets, marketing works with the brokerage desks so every launch is on-message and on-time.

  • Marketing · brand · listing support

Alliance

Chavez + Williams

Cross-brokerage alliance for distressed residential and commercial property across Southern California. Each licensee operates under their own brokerage and DRE.

Gay-Lynn Chavez

Gay-Lynn Chavez

Chief Operating Officer · Chavez Group / LC Commercial Invest Group

Distressed · REO · short sales · BPO · stabilization

Gay-Lynn Chavez is a principal of Chavez Group / LC Commercial Invest Group (brokered through eXp Realty of California, Inc.). With Francisco Williams, CCIM, she is part of the Chavez + Williams alliance advising owners, lenders, and note-holders on distressed residential and commercial property across Southern California.

Focus areas include Notice of Default and Notice of Trustee’s Sale response, pre-auction sales, short sales (subject to lender approval), REO disposition, broker price opinions, and stabilization during transition. UC Berkeley alumna · CalDRE #01433767.

Louis Chavez

Louis Chavez

Chief Executive Officer & Founder · Chavez Group / LC Commercial Invest Group

Distressed · note sales · commercial workout

Louis Chavez is CEO and founder of Chavez Group / LC Commercial Invest Group (eXp Commercial of California, Inc.), partnering with Gay-Lynn Chavez and Francisco Williams, CCIM on the Chavez + Williams distressed-property alliance.

The alliance covers NOD/NOS response, note and loan sale advisory, bulk and portfolio sales, commercial workout, and REO disposition — licensed brokerage work, not foreclosure consulting or loan modification. CalDRE #01949822 · also licensed in North Carolina.

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