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September 1, 2022
Karen Brennan
Chief Financial Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Re: Jones Lang LaSalle
Inc.
Definitive Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed April 15,
2022
File No. 001-13145
Dear Ms. Brennan:
We have limited our review of your most recent definitive proxy
statement to those issues
we have addressed in our comments.
Please respond to these comments by confirming that you will
enhance your future proxy
disclosures in accordance with the topics discussed below as well as any
material developments
to your risk oversight structure. For guidance, refer to Item 407(h) of
Regulation S-K.
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 15, 2022
General
1. Please expand your
discussion of the reasons you believe that your leadership structure is
appropriate, addressing
your specific characteristics or circumstances. In your discussion,
please also address the
circumstances under which you would consider having the Chair
and CEO roles filled by
a single individual, when shareholders would be notified of any
such change, and
whether you will seek prior input from shareholders.
2. Please expand upon the
role that your non-executive Chairman of the Board plays in the
leadership of the
board. For example, please enhance your disclosure to address whether
or not your
non-executive Chairman of the Board may:
require board
consideration of, and/or override your CEO on, any risk matters; or
provide input on
design of the board itself.
3. Please expand upon how
your board administers its risk oversight function. For example,
please disclose:
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why your board elected to retain direct oversight
responsibility for your Information
Security Program, rather than assign oversight to a board
committee;
the timeframe over which you evaluate risks (e.g., short-term,
intermediate-term, or
long-term) and how you apply different oversight standards based
upon the
immediacy of the risk assessed;
whether you consult with outside advisors and experts to
anticipate future threats and
trends, and how often you re-assess your risk environment;
how the board interacts with management to address existing
risks and identify
significant emerging risks;
whether you have a Chief Compliance Officer and to whom this
position reports; and
how your risk oversight process aligns with your disclosure
controls and procedures.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.
Please contact Jennifer Gowetski at 202-551-3401 or Barbara Jacobs at
202-551-
3735 with any questions.
FirstName LastNameKaren Brennan Sincerely,
Comapany NameJones Lang LaSalle Inc.
Division of
Corporation Finance
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