Manufacturing

Producing results that work for our clients and our region

Manufacturers increasingly are drawn to our region’s economic, natural and human resources as they chart the future of their companies. One of the reasons new manufacturing concerns find success in the South is Burr & Forman’s early and ongoing involvement in their operations.

We often assist clients with initial corporate and tax planning, negotiations and disputes throughout the construction process, and ongoing operational and ownership issues. Our unique capabilities in this area played critical roles in attracting major automobile, aerospace and steel manufacturing facilities to the South resulting in $12 billion in local expenditures and the creation of more than 12,000 jobs.

Specific areas in which we assist industrial manufacturers include:

• Corporate and state tax structures
• Negotiating and implementing incentives for relocations and expansions
• Environmental permitting
• Negotiating real estate contracts
• Assisting clients throughout the construction process from negotiating project manager contracts and overseeing the bidding process to negotiating packages for general contractors and resolving change order and pay request disputes
• Advising clients in the equipment purchase process
• Drafting agreements regarding research and development
• Guiding clients through the state training and screening process
• Negotiating supplier agreements
• Managing all labor and employment concerns
• Handling workers’ compensation issues
• Managing general corporate matters
• Managing mergers and acquisitions
• Resolving antitrust issues and defending manufacturing concerns in actions claiming antitrust violations
• Handling toxic tort and environmental litigation matters

Providing distribution services, such as:

• We have advised and litigated extensively on the distribution process throughout the 50 states and internationally
• We advise clients on bids and regarding FTC and Department of Justice regulatory compliance issues
• Negotiating contracts with sales representatives
• We handle all aspects of dealer termination issues

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