Joe Garvey Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia

Draft, review and negotiate software license agreements, SaaS contracts, professional services agreements, etc. Lead lawyer for reseller program.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Lead counsel for the Automotive, Inspection, Certification and Training services businesses. Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts (professional services agreements, SaaS contracts, licenses, marketing.
• Local Data Protection Officer for North America. Advise on privacy issues and prepare board reporting.
• Lead lawyer for $100m Ireland tender. Managed due diligence review, negotiation and drafting of agreements with suppliers, review of bank guarantees, advice from outside counsel, and advising internal clients.
• Support lawyer for Chile tenders. Reviewed and drafted documentation in Spanish. Managed outside counsel, including monitoring legal spend and coordination of activities.
• Revised and updated standard terms and conditions for professional services agreements. Created templates, playbooks and streamlined processes to improve efficiency.
• Advise on employment issues, including work visas and facilitating transfer of employees within DEKRA's international offices.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated high-value, heavily negotiated international contracts for the supply of coal to customers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, plus associated agreements. Experienced.
• Assisted Sales with preparation of offers to private and public sector customers, tenders and RFPs.
• Advised Sales and Logistics colleagues on legal issues including contractual disputes, force majeure, competition/antitrust, regulatory compliance and maritime law.
• Managed CMC Legal Department (two direct reports) and legal budget.
• Member of Risk Committee, tasked with identifying risks and planning mitigating action items.
• Managed external counsel on specialized legal advice and litigation in a cost-efficient manner.

Dublin, Ireland

• Managed external lawyers on specialized legal issues, including compliance, antitrust and advice on foreign jurisdictions.
• Started an annual legal workshop to train internal departments on legal issues affecting the business.
• Assisted with team management.

Dublin, Ireland

• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated high-value purchase and sale contracts and shipping contracts with customers based in Europe, Middle East, the Americas and Asia. Including sales promotion agreements, non-disclosure.
• Reviewed and updated CMC's standard general terms and conditions for coal supply contracts on FOB and CIF Incoterms.
• Developed anti-money laundering and international sanctions compliance program in collaboration with Colombian colleagues.
• Advised on contractual and commercial law issues under English and New York law, including arbitration, maritime law issues in voyage charterparties, letters of credit and force majeure.
• Lead lawyer for US subsidiary.

88 Harcourt St, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 2, D02 DK18, Ireland

Six-month internship in healthcare regulatory department. Assisted with litigation, court submissions and client meetings. Researched legal issues and prepared advice memos.

78 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin

• Reviewed and analyzed investment fund breaches of Irish and EU financial servicesregulations. Worked with fund managers in the US, EU and Japan to resolve breaches. Mainly UCITS, funds of funds, ETFs and property funds.
• Worked with clients to adapt their funds to regulations to market in new jurisdictions.
• Reviewed prospectus language to identify potential improvements and clarifications.
• Conducted internal audits of business units to review processes.
• Developed macro-enabled templates to improve review of fund compliance with regulations and client reporting.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Taught English for six months in Argentina.
• Developed fluent conversational and written Spanish.

Master In Laws (Ll.M), Law, 2:1 Second Class Honours, First Grade

Activities and Societies: Member of Trinity team for Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Studied Internet Law and.

Postgraduate Diploma In Maritime Law, Maritime Law

Topics included relationship between English law and international sale contracts, rights and obligations of parties to an international.

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), Law And European Studies, 1:1 First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Basketball, American Football Studied Torts, Criminal Law, Company Law, Property, European Law, Jurisprudence.