How to prepare for a merger and acquisition in logistics and transportation
The United States Supreme Court recently brought to a close forty years of "Chevron Deference" and its guidance for legal interpretation of specific federal agency decision-making authority....more
Our team’s passion for the transportation and logistics industry is driven in part by the undeniably practical, tangible, real-world nature of the work. Having a deep bench of attorneys who focus exclusively on transactional...more
In Ohio, the nation’s capital, and across the country, legislators have taken action in response to the Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3. Here are the top three things to...more
Effective development and deployment of innovative technology is often a key differentiator among providers of transportation and logistics-related services. Of course, innovation can also create certain risks that must be...more
The growing prevalence of supply chain sustainability and related environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles signals a shift requiring attention. Despite some vocal holdouts across the supply chain, the speed of...more
The transportation and logistics industry has been widely anticipating a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court as to whether or not it will accept for review two very significant cases involving the scope of the Federal...more
We are thrilled that so many of you were there, in person, for what we hope becomes an annual event. Here is a brief wrap-up of the great thought leadership shared for your continued success in 2022. ...more
A local air district in Southern California approved a rule requiring warehouses to reduce trucking emissions and adopt clean technologies or pay a mitigation fee. Latham & Watkins attorneys examine it's requirements and say...more
The early days of the Biden Administration have given commercial users and providers of transportation and logistics services a lot to consider. In the first week of his presidency alone, President Biden signed 22 executive...more
As many in the industry are aware, we are now in, and have been for over a decade, the era of the transportation contract. More and more shipments, shipment schematics, and overall transportation relationships are governed by...more
Even prior to the COVID era, the transportation and logistics industry was seeing an increased prevalence of instantaneous technological contact, via texts, for all types of logistics protocols and practices. Transportation...more
July 1, 2020, will mark the official start of the long-heralded United State Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as it replaces the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The USMCA will modernize free trade between...more
As the federal and state governments start the process of re-opening the economy, there are a myriad of issues to consider. The following are 10 things Transportation & Logistics businesses should think about to prepare for...more
There will likely be a massive amount of litigation in the Transportation & Logistics industries in the post- COVID-19 world. Some of the lawsuits will be legitimate and others will be frivolous but both come with a cost: in...more
Massachusetts has amended its list of “COVID-19 Essential Services” and provided some additional guidance on its “Frequently Asked Questions” page. The changes seem intended to clarify more businesses may remain open...more
Both the House and Senate are expected to remain in recess until Monday, April 20, after a flurry of legislative activity that resulted in over $2 trillion of COVID-19 relief measures. Preliminary discussions on a Phase IV...more
The search for legislative solutions to the global COVID-19 outbreak continued this week, as Congress attempted to provide stability to a staggering economy, and stimulate growth for the multitude of sectors affected by the...more
As our recent post on the OESA’s 2019 Industry Outlook Panel highlighted, automation is currently a topic of heavy discussion in the auto industry. Although the auto industry has heavily relied on automation for years, it has...more
Buy-side decisions for transportation and logistics services are increasingly driven by both internal subject matter experts and their corporate procurement teams. The traditional procurement perspective yields certain...more