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Joseph M. Kamer

Of Counsel

Phone

(859) 263-7884

Practice Areas

Corporate

Mergers & Acquisitions

Email

jkamer@lockabylaw.com

Biography

Joe Kamer is Of Counsel at Lockaby PLLC. He formerly served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Tempur Sealy International, Inc., where he was responsible for all of the corporation’s legal matters, nationally and internationally. Prior to his tenure at Tempur Sealy, Joe was Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Steel Technologies LLC in Louisville, where he simultaneously served in the roles of Chief Compliance Officer and Risk Manager. Before joining Steel Technologies, Joe served as Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary at Lexmark International, Inc.


Before going in-house, Joe practiced at various AmLaw 100 law firms, focusing his practice on General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, and Corporate Finance. His clients included small and midsized businesses and Fortune 500 companies in a wide variety of industries. Joe is also a Certified Public Accountant and practiced with Ernst & Young LLP prior to attending law school.


Joe brings over 35 years of corporate law and business experience in advising his clients, including both technical legal analysis and practical business/legal judgment, lending itself to a more thorough and complete problem-solving process. Joe considers not only legal issues, but also legal risks and business practicalities. His clients appreciate that aspect of his practice style and find his common-sense approach easy to work with.


At this stage in his career, Joe enjoys working with startups, small, and midsized companies looking for ways to grow and improve their businesses and navigate legal minefields. He enjoys working on mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures, but also advises on basic essential issues like entity selection and formation. Joe also assists clients with capital structure, venture capital funding, and financing challenges, as well as day-to-day strategy and contractual issues, such as vendor, supplier, and customer agreements. In addition, he also has extensive experience in business risk management and business insurance placements.


Joe’s greatest joy in his practice comes from watching his clients grow and thrive, as he looks forward to learning something new about his clients’ businesses every day.


Beyond Lockaby PLLC

Joe enjoys spending time outside of his practice with his two grown sons, both of whom reside in Texas, and his large extended family in the Louisville area. He is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys traveling, cycling, hiking, boating, and fishing.

Universit of Kentucky College of Law

J.D., 1992


University of Louisville

B.S. Business Administration (Accounting Concentration), Highest Honors, 1996

Virginia

Ohio

Kentucky (pending)

Certified Public Accountant -- Virginia, 1986

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