1. Personal
Information
Nationality: Lebanese
Date of Birth: June 13, 1963
Place of Birth: Beirut
Education 1985 - 1989 Sagesse Law School Beirut, Lebanon
 BA in Law
1983 Collège de la Sagesse Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanese baccalaureate Part II
1982 Centre Libanais de Formation d'Experts Réviseurs Beirut, Lebanon
Accounting and Commercial Sciences
Accreditation BA in Law
Lebanese Baccalaureate "Philosophy"
Work
experience 1992 – Present Attorney at Law
2007 – 2014 Solvochem Holdings Ltd.
International Group operating in the supply, storage & distribution of oils, chemicals & Petroleum products in
various European , Middle Eastern, South American, African and Gulf Countries.
Reviewing & renewing all representation, agency & distribution contracts for
ExxonMobil, shell chemicals and other suppliers.
Following up & Drafting letters /agreements and all related documents to the activity
of the group companies.
Arranging and Taking minutes of meetings for assemblies & boards of the group companies
in order to incorporate, renew, close, merge, transfer and execute all required setups
to the organization / restructuring of the Group .
Reporting on daily basis to the chairman Mr. Anthony Joseph Flouty.
1998 - 2006 CMA – CGM (The French Line)
Middle East Regional Office
Legal Advisor to the Chairman Mr. Jacques R. Saade
Following up all Legal Affairs in Europe & Middle East
Coordinating & cooperating with the company lawyers and the personal chairman
lawyers in:
 All arbitration and legal cases (planning, tactics, strategies, audiences)
 The Saade Family affair (more than 250 worldwide lawsuits)
Reporting continuously (new laws, statistics …) to the chairman M. Jacques R. Saade
and to all concerned local and abroad managers/lawyers.
Reviewing and renewing contracts/ Licenses, preparing & following up all kind of letters,
agreements and other official documents regarding vessels, real estate, properties,
major clients… i.e. all legal and logistic aspects of the U.N Contract “ World Food
Program “ for shipping and inland transit to Iraq.
Preparing and Taking minutes of all assemblies and board of Directors meetings of the
companies owned/controlled by CMA-CGM Group (establishing and winding up companies,
transfer of shares, legal set ups, recommendation…).
Studying new local or foreign projects to invest in various fields (Insurance, Banking,
Ports, Managements, Airlines…)
Executing missions & circulating instructions of the chairman.
Ashrafieh, Sioufi Str.
Beirut - Lebanon
Phone +961 3 545027
joymatar@hotmail.com
JOY E. MATAR

2. 1996 - 1998 Mohammed Amin Daouk Law Firm
Sanayeh Street – Beirut
* following up all files (lawsuits, arbitrations…)
* relations with clients
* drafting & reviewing contracts and legal documents to ensure their compliance
with the Lebanese law for local & foreign clients.
* Coordinating & delivering legal answers to external legal cabinets in order to
provide the right legal opinion
* Assisting in various lawsuits (criminal, administrative, commercial…) and following
up their performances in national and international courts.
1994 - 1996 Adnan Accaoui Law Firm
Down Town – Beirut Central District
During this period, Me Accaoui was living in Europe. I replaced him in
running the firm on sharing profit basis.
1992 - 1994 Fadi El Gemmayel Law Firm
Badaro street– Beirut
I began my career at Fadi El Gemmayel Law firm as a trainee lawyer.
03/91 - 10/92 MedNet International SAL
Claims Center
09/90 - 03/91 Libano – Suisse
Dora
Life, Personal Accident and Hospitalization Department
01/83 - 09/90 Victoire SAL
Avenue Sami El Solh
09/81 - 01/83 Fidusmatic SAL
Ashrafieh
Office Furniture, Computer Equipments & Safes
Seminars and
Training
American Life Insurance Co. Jal El Dib
"Life insurance Policy"
Bankers SAL Ashrafieh
"Actuarial Session"
Languages Arabic, English & French
Computer
Skills
Word – Excel- PowerPoint