Manufacturing and industrial companies across many sectors constantly face global pressure on profit margins, ever-evolving tax regimes and shifting business and legal landscapes are only a few of the factors at play.
We provide the legal guidance needed in forming a new business entity, expanding, integrating, divesting or optimizing operation. We bring together knowledge and experience from across the Firm in areas including subcontracting, outsourcing, trade practices, supply and distribution chains, antitrust, M&A, technology, IP, product liability, tax, employment law, and others.
A number of our clients in the manufacturing and distribution industries are regular buyers and sellers of businesses are counseled by our mergers and acquisitions practitioners. We advise clients on the legal and business issues involved with raising capital through equity and debt offerings and facilities. We support clients in their commercial contracting practices, developing forms and negotiating contracts with suppliers, distributors and end-customers for local, national and international transactions.
We collaborate with our clients in the procurement, management and maximization of the value of intellectual property (IP) through transactions that involve IP of all types and we have defended our clients’ IP rights in courts around the country and the world. In all of these matters, we provide advice in critical complementary areas such as antitrust compliance and tax planning.
