Deputy General Counsel - Commercial

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Norfolk Va, US

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents.

With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.

Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Serves as primary point of contact on all commercial, contract, and corporate matters for the CMA CGM Group in North America. Provides legal advice and support for U.S. based companies under the direction of the General Counsel and provides legal advice and support on matters of U.S. law to the Head Office under the direction of the General Counsel. Supervises junior attorneys and/or legal staff.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all corporate and commercial legal matters for the agency and other subsidiaries of the CMA CGM Group in the U.S. and Canada; draft, negotiate and review a broad range of commercial agreements, including customer service contracts, corporate and trade vendor contracts, commercial leases, construction contracts, etc.; act as the lead legal business partner on strategic commercial projects and corporate governance issues;
  
  respond to general legal inquiries from internal departments and subsidiaries in the U.S. and Canada; perform research and draft legal memoranda as requested by the General Counsel; coordinate with the Head Office on contract negotiation and projects as needed.
• Supervise the work of junior attorneys on the team supporting the commercial legal function of the agency.
• Communicate with customers, vendors, and other contract partners as required.
• Manage and coordinate collection of information and documents from agencies and departments in preparation of legal advice, drafting of corporate legal documents, and support for agency functions.
• Provide support and backup for other legal matters and special projects in the U.S. and on global matters as required.
• MISCELLANEOUS RELATED DUTIES.