UB Greensfelder’s Manufacturing Industry Group advises clients in a sector undergoing significant transformation, technological innovation, and seismic geopolitical shifts. Given the diversity of challenges – and opportunities – facing this sector, our Manufacturing Industry Group combines attorneys from a wide range of practice areas to provide focused, relevant, and practical advice.
Who We Are
Our Manufacturing Industry Group includes attorneys with a broad array of skills and expertise each of whom lend their specialized perspective to counseling manufacturing clients. We understand industry trends because we study them in order to genuinely partner with our clients. As a result, we are well-positioned to help our clients proactively address the precise regulatory, financial, and operational issues that affect their business operations every day and which have the greatest impact on a company’s success.
How We Help
We advise clients who manufacture a broad range of products, including metals and construction materials, industrial and advanced engineering, chemicals and paints, automotive, aerospace, and food and beverage on issues large and small.
Our attorneys combine industry sector expertise with knowledge across a wide spectrum of legal disciplines that affect companies in the manufacturing industry, including product liability, cybersecurity and data privacy, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, tax, ERISA, energy and infrastructure, business and commercial litigation, antitrust, labor and employment, and intellectual property law. With our combined knowledge, we help clients develop and maintain distribution relationships, protect and commercialize their technology, manage their labor force, acquire and expand their facilities, and address and manage claims when they arise.
We have particular experience advising manufacturing clients in the following areas:
- Environmental. Clients often turn to us for advice and regulatory guidance on environmental concerns affecting – or potentially affecting – their business or real estate operations. We also handle a variety of environmental claims in state and federal courts and before state and federal regulatory agencies.
- Toxic Torts. Manufacturers, distributors, and installation companies rely on us to defend their businesses against significant tort claims connected to exposure to asbestos, benzene, silica, and other chemical and industrial products.
- Product Liability. When product issues arise, our team provides skilled representation in federal and state courts on a local, regional, and national basis, as well as before administrative agencies. We become experts in client products, the nature of the business climate, and the client’s business operation needs – including the science, manufacture, marketing, sale, and end use of the products.
- Intellectual Property. Our team represents sophisticated clients who trust us to oversee their IP positions across diverse technologies.
- Transportation and Logistics. We represent national carriers, logistics companies, truck leasing companies, and distributors in all phases of transport and distribution. We frequently counsel transportation clients on organizational structure, contracts, insurance, and other agreements to avoid future claims and we represent clients in response to accidents and liability issues.
- Regulatory. We provide clients with regulatory guidance on a host of state and federal regulations impacting their business, including environmental regulations, government contracting, zoning, and OSHA regulations, among others.
Why Clients Choose UB Greensfelder
Clients say UB Greensfelder delivers sound and practical business advice and legal solutions by understanding our clients’ priorities and strategic goals. We are delighted when clients say we are easy to do business with throughout the client experience and become an integral part of the client team, not simply another lawyer at the table.
