Elizabeth (Beth) Earon is a partner in the Real Estate Group at Cassels. Beth’s practice encompasses a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including leasing, purchase and sale transactions, financings, joint ventures and renewable energy projects. She regularly acts for a broad range of domestic and international clients, including pension funds, lenders, institutional investors, landlords, and tenants.
Beth has a particular interest in leasing and has acted for both landlords and tenants on a range of matters, including sale/leasebacks, lease financings and negotiations of leases for office, industrial, and retail properties.
Some recent transactions that are representative of Beth’s practice include acting for:
- A private equity firm in its share and asset purchase acquisition of a major retailer with more than 200 owned and leased locations across Canada
- A renewable energy producer in connection with the financing of the largest battery energy storage project to date in Canada
- One of the largest food companies globally in connection with the provision of leasing advice for various retail locations in Canada
- A Crown agency in numerous transactions involving the acquisition of rail corridors
- A major North American entity in its sale of several office sites located in Toronto, Ontario
- Landlords and tenants in the drafting and negotiation of leases for office, industrial, and retail space, lease amending agreements, and subleases
Beth is an accomplished author, having written for various industry publications on real estate-related issues including leasehold mortgages, offers to lease, and non-resident purchaser and vendor issues. She is also a frequent presenter at real estate forums and conferences across Canada.
Prior to joining Cassels, Beth served as counsel at another national firm.
