Jason Berger

About Jason Berger

Third generation real estate executive, attorney, and broker with a demonstrated and successful history of working in the U.S. and Canadian real estate industries. Skilled in Complex Negotiations, Management, Operations, Acquisitions, Financing, Commercial Leasing, Joint Ventures, Contracts, Litigation, and Property Management. Understands the balance between business/market realities vs. liability protection. Strong legal professional with a Juris Doctor cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from McGill University. Member of New York, Tennessee, and Québec Bars. Member of Board of Trustees of LeMoyne-Owen College. Alpine skiing enthusiast, USTA ranked tennis player, aspiring golfer, and ice hockey beer league enforcer.

Experience

1. EVP Operations and General Counsel

   Olymbec

   Oct 2013 — Present · Memphis, TN, US

   Olymbec owns, operates and manages a diverse portfolio of industrial, office, retail, and residential properties in North America. Headquartered in Montréal and Memphis, Olymbec owns real estate in key markets across Québec and the United States including, Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, St. Louis, Hartford, Indianapolis, Omaha, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and West Virginia.Olymbec, known as one of the most active private real estate buyers in North America, seeks office, industrial and retail assets as well as distressed debt opportunities. The key to Olymbec’s rapid growth has been our strategy of acquiring and repositioning vacant properties and marketing them to a new client base.While Olymbec’s growth has been extraordinary, the basic principles of our strategy has changed little since our launch in 1975. We aggressively look for “diamond in the rough” properties that present challenges which limit their charm to others. Olymbec’s extensive track record in acquiring value-add properties without financing and with limited due diligence has contributed to our reputation as being able to close transactions in a very short timeframe.Olymbec prides itself in its ability to respond rapidly to a wide range of both small and large space users. Olymbec offers quality leasehold construction, efficiently executed to meet our tenants’ requirements at some of the lowest rental rates in its markets due to our low cost base purchases. This allows Olymbec to pass on its savings to our tenants.Being a full service, vertically integrated real estate company, Olymbec handles all aspects of its operation internally, including, legal, leasing, property design & leasehold construction, management, and maintenance. Olymbec’s growth has been nothing short of spectacular.For all of your leasing needs, consider Olymbec FIRST for the best locations and advantageous rental rates in the marketplace today!

Education

• Marianopolis College

  Diplôme d’études collégiales, Business/Commerce

  1994 — 1996

• Syracuse University College of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  2000 — 2003

• McGill University

  BA, Political Science

  1996 — 1999

• American University

  Certificate, American Government and Politics (United States)

  1998 — 1998