Kelley Drye

	Joan Galvin
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	Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 342-8638 Fax: (202) 342-8451

Joan Galvin is a senior advisor in the firm's Washington, D.C. Government Relations and Public Policy practice group.

With a strong background representing client interests before Congress and numerous federal agencies, Ms. Galvin concentrates in the areas of appropriations, agriculture, biotechnology, marine science, transportation and wildlife and environmental law.

Ms. Galvin advocates on behalf of client interests before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture. She develops and executes strategies to secure state and federal funding on behalf of clients. She lobbies at the federal, state, local and international levels, and builds industry coalitions to support client interests.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Galvin was a principal with the Livingston Group, where she focused on appropriations, agriculture and environmental matters. For the past 10 years, she has participated as a non-governmental observer and monitored issues on behalf of industry clients under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) and World Animal Health Organization (OIE). She also previously served as director of Communications, Public Relations and Government Relations for Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, a private non-profit marine research laboratory and aquarium, for which she obtained state and federal funding for marine research and education projects.

For seven years, Ms. Galvin served as vice president for Government Relations at Feld Entertainment, Inc., the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and Siegfried and Roy. She lobbied at the federal, state, local and international level on behalf of Feld’s interests and developed industry coalitions. Ms. Galvin focused on international environmental and agricultural law, including the Endangered Species Act and Animal Welfare Act. She was responsible for spearheading Feld's efforts to develop conservation programs in situ and ex situ on behalf of the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation, a private program dedicated to the study, conservation and captive breeding of Asian elephants.

On Capitol Hill, Ms. Galvin worked as legislative assistant to former Members of Congress Rep. Andy Ireland (R-FL) and Rep. Larry Hopkins (R-KY), where she served as designated staff to the House Armed Services Committee.

Ms. Galvin is a Government Relations Senior Advisor and is not a practicing attorney.

Practice Area

- Government Relations and Public Policy

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