Phillips Lytle understands the broad array of legal issues confronting manufacturers today. We recognize that manufacturers must contend not only with the same legal issues faced by other organizations, but must also learn to manage the many unique legal matters that can profoundly impact the way in which they conduct business. Our Manufacturing and Distribution Team routinely assists clients in areas such as corporate, litigation, employee benefits, labor and employment and more.
Our clients include small, local manufacturers and startups, as well as some of the largest manufacturing companies in the world. Our attorneys work directly with company officers and other professionals to maximize efficiencies in the delivery of legal services.
We provide support to our clients across a wide range of areas. We assist manufacturers with matters that include:
Phillips Lytle assists manufacturers—both domestic and foreign—with navigating the rapidly changing criteria to obtain, or strategically benefit from, the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) tax, loan and grant incentives. We work alongside our clients to maximize their benefit by ensuring compliance with the IRA’s complex requirements, including heightened labor and production reporting standards. We also advise foreign manufacturers and suppliers on reshoring operations and compliance with IRA requirements for not only their benefit, but for their customers’ benefit as well.
Phillips Lytle’s experience representing manufacturing clients extends to a number of key areas, including:
Phillips Lytle’s Agribusiness lawyers are among some of the country’s leading practitioners in this industry. In addition to our knowledge of the agribusiness value chain, we vigorously defend our clients against class action lawsuits, commercial litigation and regulatory enforcement actions. Our attorneys solve complicated, diverse and ever-changing issues that arise with food safety, real estate, environmental, energy, immigration, tax and transactions in the agribusiness industry.
Learn MoreWe have extensive experience handling asbestos cases as our representation includes manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, contractors and premises owners. This experience has allowed us to develop a comprehensive defense strategy in all aspects of asbestos litigation. Our team has a thorough understanding of the theories, trends and strategies utilized by plaintiffs, allowing us to tailor our defense to the unique needs and objectives of our clients.
Learn MoreOur team provides guidance on a wide range of matters that affect clients in the consumer products space. We offer advice and support on product warnings and recalls, product safety counseling, product liability and due diligence on major transactions. We are able to apply our extensive experience in representing manufacturers and consumer products in helping clients to navigate complex legal matters.
Learn MoreWe provide our clients with expertise in a variety of corporate matters, product development, employment and labor issues, OSHA matters, federal and state litigation and mediations/arbitrations, regulatory compliance, food product label disputes, crisis planning and business continuity, and trademark matters.
Learn MorePhillips Lytle has extensive experience representing a broad range of industrial manufacturers that produce:
We take a multidisciplinary approach to representing clients facing challenges related to emerging contaminants. We leverage the expertise of our environmental law attorneys when working with cases tied to per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), 1,4 dioxane and other emerging contaminants.
Learn MoreFor more than 50 years, Phillips Lytle has been representing companies in the steel and specialty metals industry. Our involvement has been multifaceted, extending across a broad range of practice areas, including government contracts, trade compliance, environment, project development, intellectual property, labor and employment, and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.
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