Real estate law is a passion that drives me every day. I am an enthusiastic, intuitive and positive person.
Biography
Ms. Béliveau focuses her practice on commercial real estate law, with leading-edge expertise in leasing, layout and development of office buildings, shopping centers and industrial properties.
As external corporate counsel, Josée has worked for many years with industry-leading real estate and asset management teams, including financial institutions, developers and property managers across Canada.
Josée’s vast experience and knowledge of the realities of business operations and risk management enable her to offer strategic advice that has a real impact for her clients. The quality of her services is reflected in the high added value she brings to the commercial transactions in which she participates.
In-house experience
Since her arrival at Delegatus, Josée has contributed to numerous mandates, more specifically in-house mandates, including with Mouvement Desjardins through Desjardins Real Estate Group and the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec.
Prior to that, Josée was an in-house legal advisor within very large corporations, such as The Jean Coutu Group (PJC), RONA, Metro, SITQ, Yellow Group and the Communauté urbaine de Montréal.
Josée also acted as Head of Legal Affairs, Operations for Ivanhoe Cambridge, one of the world’s leading developers of shopping centers.
Experience in private practice
Before joining Delegatus, Josée worked for 2 years in private practice.
Practical information
- LL. L., Civil Law, University of Ottawa | 1987
Administrator of the board of directors and member of the executive committee, Fondation Institut de gériatrie de Montréal | 2017 to 2023
Member of the Urban Development Institute of Quebec (UDI).
Recognized in the Commercial Leasing Law category, The Best Lawyers™ in Canada | 2019 – 2023
Commercial real estate law blogger, Le Blogue, Edilex | 2011 to 2013
