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Between 1995 and 2010, Joe set-up and led the Financial Services practice at a top tier Dublin law firm. Key Joe is named as an “‘impressive’ team head” - Legal 500, 2009
assignments included:
Joe is “singled out” in banking and finance for being “invaluable and highly responsive” - Legal 500, 2008
• Restructuring of loans to insolvent Irish corporate borrower by EU credit institution, including cross-border set-
off in compliance with EU sanctions regime and consent of syndicate members Joe is “client-focussed, pragmatic and easy to get along with”, he provides “measured and balanced advice…” - Chambers
• Establishment and restructuring of Structured Investment Vehicle with assets in excess of €4 billion and solvent Global, 2008
wind-down
• Adviser to several creditors in relation to insolvency proceedings of ISTC Joe Gavin has been recognised by the Eurosystem for the significant contribution he made as General Counsel and
• Irish Legal adviser to Global CP Programme issuing CP in excess of €13billion chief legal adviser to the Governor and the Central Bank of Ireland between 2010 and 2015
• Adviser to several UCITS, private equity and directly traded hedge fund platforms
• Financial regulatory correspondent to several UK law firms, including ISD, MiFID and CAD. Memberships

Prior to 1995, Joe he trained a US banking lawyer at Bingham, Dana, & Gould in Boston and as a solicitor at McCann • IBEC Financial Services Ireland - International Finance Forum
FitzGerald in Dublin. • Irish Funds Industry Association Legal and Europe Working Group

Qualifications

• 1980, Bachelor of Civil Law, UCD
• 1982, Admitted to the Irish Bar
• 1986, Master of Business Administration, Michael Smurfit School of Business, UCD
• 1987, Juris Doctor, New England School of Law
• 1988, Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar
• 1995, Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland

Recommendations

Joe Gavin has deep knowledge in terms of the substantive regulations and a strong understanding of how the regulator
will approach different issues. - Chambers Global, 2020

Joe Gavin is innovative, pragmatic and focused on finding a workable solution. - Chambers Global, 2020

Joe Gavin is particularly well networked within the broader EC regulatory framework. As a result he has an excellent
perspective on what can be achieved in the different jurisdictions. - Legal 500, 2020

Joe Gavin is known for regulatory expertise in structuring transactions to address regulatory issues. - Legal 500, 2020

One interviewee attests that he [Joe Gavin] is “very responsive, very knowledgeable, very commercial and definitely
someone we would go back to for advice.” - Chambers Global, 2019

Joe Gavin“has a wide experience from both the commercial and regulatory perspectives, and is always creative and
pragmatic.” - Chambers Global, 2018

At ByrneWallace, practice head Joseph Gavin ‘has an excellent perspective on what can be achieved in different
jurisdictions’. - Legal 500, 2018

Joe Gavin “is a very thoughtful guy who has a complete knowledge of the regulatory environment, is creative and very
easy to work with.” - Chambers Global, 2017

Joe Gavin is ‘a highly commercial and focused lawyer’. - Legal 500, 2016