WHAT WE DO
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Logistics and Transportation Service Contracts
Few external lawyers can match our broad expertise in drafting and negotiating contracts governing logistics and transportation services performed anywhere in the world, including:
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Airfreight
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Seafreight
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Ocean consolidation
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Express parcel
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Customs brokerage
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Warehousing (from crossdock to order fulfillment, both shared and dedicated facilities)
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Distribution and trucking
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Vendor managed inventory
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Service parts logistics
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Returns logistics
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Project cargo
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4PL/materials management
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Foreign trade zones
Logistics Procurement
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For service providers, we support capacity and other procurement contracts:
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Air charters, including blocked space agreements
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Vessel charters
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Ocean carrier service agreements and NSAs
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Temp warehouse labor contracts
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WMS technology development and licensing
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Office and warehouse leases
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Equipment leases
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Container leases
We provide general commercial and corporate legal support:
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Agency contracts
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Joint ventures and strategic alliances
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Company formation and corporate governance
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Insurance policy review and coverage gap analysis
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Outsourced general counsel services: managing the client’s day-to-day legal affairs and external law firms
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General Commercial Legal Support
We assist clients with compliance in the highly-regulated international transportation industry:
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Customs
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TSA
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FMC
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ITAR
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Export/trade controls
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Foreign corrupt practices/anti-bribery
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Antitrust/competition
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Regulatory Compliance
Working collaboratively with the client’s internal stakeholders, we develop and implement policies and procedures to manage operational risk:
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Contracts review, approval, and execution policies
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Contract template development
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Internal training in contracts, international transportation conventions, Incoterms, and insurance
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Contract database and contract workflow management development
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Aircraft charter policy development
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Seafreight operations manual development
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Standard trading conditions development, including ocean bills of lading, sea waybills, air waybills, warehouse receipts, forwarders cargo receipts
Process Improvement
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