Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Administrative Committee of and Participants in the

CB Richard Ellis 401(k) Plan:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in registration statements Nos. 333-116398 and 333-119362 on Form S-8 of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., of our report dated June 28, 2010, with respect to the statement of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 of the CB Richard Ellis 401(k) Plan, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended and the supplemental Schedule H, line 4i — schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2009, which report appears in the December 31, 2009 annual report on Form 11-K of the CB Richard Ellis 401(k) Plan.

 

/s/    KPMG LLP

 

 

 

Los Angeles, California

 

June 28, 2010