Katia Belhiteche advises a number of French and international clients (lenders, investors, property companies, investment funds, French and international financial institutions), and has a recognized expertise in real estate structured finance.

She also has extensive experience with acquisition, development and corporate financing projects (including CSR financing) involving all types of underlying real estate assets (offices, retail, logistic premises, hotels, student residences and co-living facilities, etc.).

She joined the Real Estate team of De Pardieu as an associate in 2013 and became partner in 2018.

Education
  • Associate in an international law firm, 2007 – 2012
  • Master 2 Professionnel in Banking and Financial Law – University Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne, 2006
  • DESS in Business Law – University Paris Dauphine, 2005
  • Lawyer since: 2007
  • Bar admissions: Paris

Contact

Languages: French, English

Awards

LEGAL 500 EMEA – 2024

France > Real Estate (Tier 1), Leading Individual: real estate finance

“Katia Belhiteche: exceptional speed of execution, precision, an excellent negotiator.”

LEGAL 500 EMEA – 2024

France > Real estate (Tier 1) – Other key lawyer

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2024
Band 4 | Europe 2024

Real Estate: Finance

“She is very smooth in negotiations. It makes things easy, and of course she is a very good technician too.”

CHAMBERS EUROPE AND PARTNERS 2011 / 2023
Up and Coming|Europe 2023

Real Estate: Finance

BEST LAWYERS

Recommended since 2020 in:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Structured Finance Law

LEADER LEAGUE

Leading

  • Real estate – Real estate transactions –financing (2024)
  • Banking & finance (2023)​​

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