Representing Manufacturing Suppliers, Fabricators, Warehouses And Distributors In Legal Issues

The The Calhoun Law Firm, PLC, provides manufacturing industry clients with legal counsel and representation in transactional and dispute resolution matters.

Manufacturing transactional legal matters are focused on forming arrangements amongst interested parties; formalizing those arrangements in contracts or agreements; and later executing per the terms established.  Arrangements may focus on commercial transactions, hiring and managing employees, managing intellectual property, conducting E-commerce, business structuring, and enterprise operations.

Manufacturing dispute resolution matters are focused on resolving conflicts between two or more parties.  Conflicts occur when a party violates the terms of a contract, or once a party’s wrongful acts result in injury to someone’s property or reputation.  Legal representation is provided during negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and litigation conducted to resolve the dispute.

Our manufacturing clients count on us for legal counsel and representation in matters involving:

Manufacturing Enterprise Formation and Structuring Contracts Commercial Transactions Regulatory compliance

Employment Intellectual Property E-commerce Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Our Arizona Manufacturing attorneys advise suppliers, fabricators, warehouses and distributors in Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Peoria, and Tempe on contractual, intellectual property, litigation, e-commerce, employment, regulatory compliance, business structuring, and crisis management matters.

Manufacturing Enterprise Formation and Structuring Law

We provide general business formation law advice to manufacturing industry clients and counsel them on manufacturing industry unique business formation matters.

Guidance is provided on business formation considerations common to a variety of businesses including business structure selection, business purchase, franchise purchase, succession planning, business dissolution, and resolving business formation disputes.  Additional details on these topics are provided in the practice area description of business formation.

Additionally, manufacturing specific business formation counseling is provided on matters that include:

Supply chain partnerships Joint manufacturing ventures Distribution partnerships Acquisitions of facilities and businesses Divestitures of facilities and businesses

Real estate leasing Sales representative agreements Energy and infrastructure Equipment leasing Facility location and expansion, involving economic development incentives

Manufacturing Contract Law

We provide general contract law advice to manufacturing industry clients and counsel them on manufacturing industry unique contract matters.

Guidance is provided on contract considerations common to a variety of businesses including contract negotiation, contract drafting, contract review, and resolving contract disputes.  Additional details on these topics are provided in the practice area description of contracts.

Additionally, manufacturing specific contract counseling is provided on matters that include:

Supply chain contracts Distribution contracts Real estate leases Equipment leases

Joint ventures agreements Subcontracting contracts Outsourcing contracts Sales representative agreements

Manufacturing Commercial Transaction Law

We provide general commercial transaction law advice to manufacturing industry clients and counsel them on manufacturing industry unique commercial transaction matters.

Guidance is provided on commercial transaction considerations common to a variety of businesses including negotiating commercial agreements, formalizing commercial agreements, executing commercial transactions, and resolving commercial transaction disputes.  Additional details on these topics are provided in the practice area description of commercial transactions.

Additionally, manufacturing specific commercial transaction counseling is provided on matters that include:

Business acquisition Supply chain partnerships Manufacturing facility acquisition Distribution partnerships

Manufacturing facility divestitures Outsourcing arrangements Energy and infrastructure arrangements Cross-border trade arrangements

Manufacturing Regulatory Compliance Law

We provide general regulatory compliancy advice to manufacturing industry clients and counsel them on manufacturing industry unique regulatory compliance matters.

Guidance is provided on regulatory compliancy considerations common to a variety of businesses including identifying regulatory requirements, obtaining state and local permits, obtaining state and local licenses, agency administrative action defenses, and agency disciplinary action defenses.  Additional details on these topics are provided in the practice area description of regulatory compliance.

Additionally, manufacturing specific regulatory compliance counseling is provided on matters that include:

Wage and hour regulations Import export regulations OSHA compliance. Worker adjustment and retraining notification

Zoning compliance Environmental compliance Licensing and permitting

Manufacturing Intellectual Property Law

Securing and enforcing intellectual property rights protects your ideas.  We provide intellectual property legal counsel to suppliers, fabricators, warehouses, and distributors covering a wide range of manufacturing intangible assets including:

• Trademarks identifying and distinguishing the company’s goods or services from those of a competitor. Trademarks are usually words, phrases, symbols, designs, or a combination of these that identify the manufacturing business’s goods, and services.
• Copyrights protecting the enterprise’s original drawings, design details, specifications of materials, plans, and reports prepared on behalf of the enterprise.
• Non-disclosure and non-compete agreements protecting the enterprise’s trade secret information detaining customer lists, manufacturing processes, marketing strategies, statistical analyses, price lists, product design information, and strategic business plans.

Manufacturing Employment Law

We provide general employment law advice to manufacturing industry clients and counsel them on manufacturing industry unique employment matters.

Guidance is provided on employment considerations common to a variety of businesses including employee / independent contractor classification, non-compete agreements, non- solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, employee handbooks, company policy training, and employment dispute resolution.  Additional details on these topics are provided in the practice area description of employment.

Additionally, manufacturing specific employment counseling is provided on matters that include:

Supervisor and team leader exempt status Meal and rest break requirements Federal and state overtime rules

Timekeeping obligations. Drug and alcohol testing policies Using part-time workers to avoid hiring full-time employees

Manufacturing E-commerce Law

If you have a business website, a business email account, or business social media accounts, you’re participating actively in E-commerce.  There are dangers involved in operating online, including cyber piracy, data protection, and copyright / trademark infringements.  We provide legal counsel to manufacturing enterprises covering a wide range of internet considerations including compliance with state and federal online advertising regulations; compliance with state and federal online consumer privacy regulations; domain name selection-registration and maintenance, and website development arrangements.

Manufacturing Dispute Resolution and Litigation Law

We provide general dispute resolution advice to manufacturing industry clients and counsel them on manufacturing industry unique dispute resolution matters.

Guidance is provided on dispute resolution considerations common to a variety of businesses including negotiations, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and appeals.  Additional details on these topics are provided in the practice area description of dispute resolution and litigation.

Additionally, manufacturing specific dispute resolution counseling is provided on matters that include:

Labor and employment issues Change orders Breaches of contract

Terminations Delays and disruptions Defective work

Manufacturing Crisis Management

We provide general crisis management advice to manufacturing industry clients and counsel them on manufacturing industry unique crisis management matters.

Guidance is provided on crisis management considerations common to a variety of businesses including crisis recognition and characterization, crisis response system activation, and incident management.  Additional details on these topics are provided in the practice area description of crisis management.

Additionally, manufacturing specific crisis management counseling is provided on matters that include:

NLRB unfair labor practice investigations OSHA inspections

Workplace accidents investigations OSHA citations

Contacting The Calhoun Law Firm, PLC

If our capabilities match your needs, we invite you to contact us today by one of these means:

• Call us at 877-455-6344 to evaluate our capabilities to address your situation.
• Submit an inquiry via our Contact Us Form to brief your situation and needs.
• Schedule a 45-minute legal Consultation via our client portal to review your situation and approaches by which your objectives can be met.

Our Arizona Manufacturing Attorneys are experts in handling the legal matters that Phoenix and Tucson area suppliers, fabricators, warehouses, and distributors address during the course of their daily business activities. Moreover, our Arizona Manufacturing Lawyers assist manufacturing small businesses in the Phoenix and Tucson areas with contractual, intellectual property, litigation, e-commerce, employment, regulatory compliance, business structuring, and crisis management matters. Clients from Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Peoria, and Tempe are regularly advised and represented by our firm.