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Mark C. Joye

In his business and legal career spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Joye has developed a unique insight into international trade. His practice includes the representation of manufacturing, technology and service companies operating in various markets worldwide. His extensive global trade experience allows him to provide effective, realistic solutions to legal issues confronting importers and exporters, as well as numerous service companies and public sector entities.

Mr. Joye’s legal services include advice regarding all aspects of Customs regulations, export controls and related transportation issues. His practice emphasizes processes necessary to define large project/global manufacturing compliance strategies, counseling to implement those strategies and parallel track resolution of noncompliance events. He also assists with due diligence prior to and contemporaneously with acquisitions and mergers to ensure compliance with import and export regulations.

Mr. Joye regularly represents companies before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). He also has held a Customs brokers license for over 25 years.

Mr. Joye has had extensive business and manufacturing experience and his work experience prior to becoming a lawyer is the foundation for his practice in many ways. His prior work experience has included working for a medical device manufacturing company, a large U.S. flag steamship company and one of the world’s largest global logistics companies. His training and exposure to manufacturing and technology has benefited his clients when developing compliance strategies within global corporate entities, large infrastructure projects, joint ventures and other global enterprises.

A few examples of the projects Mr. Joye has worked on include:

• Organized management training and compliance process development for global import/export operations for some of the largest energy, computer technology, automotive and defense companies in the world;
• Managed legal services for clients involved with global infrastructure formation such as automotive plants and offshore energy industry facilities;
• Developed import/export strategies for accomplishing commercial goals while not compromising global compliance efforts; and
• Cost-effective representation in complex penalty and penalty avoidance matters on behalf of many importers and exporters before U.S. and foreign government agencies.

Mr. Joye is a member of many import/export associations and a regular speaker at various seminars. He is also a member of the American, Texas, Florida and Houston Bar Associations, as well as the international law section of many of those associations. He is past Co-Chairman of the Texas-Mexico Bar Association and Chairman Emeritus of the Houston District Export Council.