
The multidisciplinary team of Hodgson Russ attorneys dedicated to serving the manufacturing industry has the breadth and depth of experience in all key practice areas―including corporate, real estate, finance, construction, insurance, tax, labor and employment, and litigation―to provide coordinated and informed counsel through all phases of a manufacturer’s start up and operations.
Our manufacturing clients include market-leading and emerging enterprises from a wide range of industries, including adhesives, aerospace, agricultural, alloys and inoculants, aviation, biotechnology, ceramics, chemicals, communications, defense, electronics, fabric, food and beverage, glass, identity management, industrial, forest products, lighting, lumber and building, medical products and devices, metals, military, motors, oil and gas, paper, pharmaceuticals, plastics, power tools, power transmission and conveyor belts, promotional products, renewable energy, safety equipment, technology and medical technology, toys, and many more.
Some of the many services we offer to our manufacturing clients include:
- Antitrust
- Contracting
- Corporate and general business law
- Distribution
- Employee benefits
- Environmental compliance and permitting
- False Claims Act/whistleblower defense
- Finance
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance
- Government relations
- Immigration
- Intellectual property, IP litigation, and technology transfer and licensing
- Labor and employment, including negotiations and employment litigation
- Products liability
- Real estate and land development
- Restructuring and bankruptcy
- Tax, including the U.S. aspects of international, federal, multistate, state, and local, as well as tax credits and tax dispute resolution
- Worker classification
In situations when Hodgson Russ manufacturing clients become involved in disputes, our number one priority is to protect their legal rights and commercial interests. We manage each case as both a legal and a business problem and always aim to resolve every matter in a way that best benefits the client.
Our attorneys provide U.S. counsel to manufacturers on a broad range of international legal issues, including cross-border finance transactions, immigration and other employment issues, cross-border licensing and technology transfer, protection of foreign patents, international taxation and tax treaty compliance, multinational mergers and acquisitions, and United State-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and other trade issues.
- $1.1 Billion Syndicated Secured Revolving Credit Facility
- $100 Million Trade Receivables Securitization
- $200 Million Private Placement for Precision Motion Control Products Manufacturer
- $225 Million Syndicated Secured Revolving Credit Facility
- $275 Million Manufacturing Company Merger
- $40 Million in Revolving and Term Loans Finance New Manufacturing Operation
- Accounting Overstatement Investigation & Public Disclosure
- Acquisition of European Chemical Manufacturing Plant Requires Tax Planning, Debt Financing & Environmental Services
- Acquisition on Behalf of France-Based Automotive Parts Manufacturer
- Breach of Contract & Trade Secret Misappropriation Litigation on behalf of Greek Yogurt producer
- Breach of Contract, Fiduciary Duty Lawsuit Dismissed on Motion for Summary Judgment
- C$150 Million Asset-Based Lending Transaction for Family-Owned Canadian Manufacturer and Its U.S. Subsidiaries
- Complex Transaction for Manufacturer Creates Framework For Commercial Development of Site
- Construction Documents for Growing Manufacturing Client
- Counsel to a Germany-Based Manufacturer on U.S. Distribution Law
- Counsel to an Industrial Manufacturer in the New York State Brownfields Program Addressing Groundwater and Soil Vapor Intrusion Issues
- Court Confirms Award of NYS DMV Contract to Hodgson Russ Client CBN Secure Technologies, Inc.
- Department of Justice Antitrust Investigation Relating to Acquisition of European Chemical Manufacturing Plant
- Environmental and Development Services for Large Life Sciences Manufacturer
- Environmental Liability Transfers Used to Solve Multiple Problems for Client
- Environmental Regulatory Matters for Raw Materials Manufacturer
- Expansion of Chemical Manufacturing Facility
- Favorable Court of Appeals Decision Ends Injury Liability Lawsuit for Manufacturing Facility Owners
- Federal Court Victory Ends Seven-Year Court Battle Over Environmental Contamination Claims
- For Hodgson Russ Client, Immediate Deductions Found Allowable for Sales-Based Royalties
- Formation of R&D Incubator Division for Medical Device Manufacturer
- IDA Representation in $50 Million Manufacturing Facility Relocation
- Industrial Machinery Client Avoids Paying Damages in Horrific Product Liability Case
- Manufacturer of Pressure Valves Relieved of Product Liability in Devastating Explosion Case
- Manufacturing Property Transaction
- Merger on Behalf of Privately Held Confectionery Company
- New York State Inactive Hazardous Waste Registry Listing & Cleanup
- Patent Infringement Lawsuit Involving Automated Fabric-Cutting Machines
- Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Security Systems Manufacturer Dismissed on Summary Judgment
- Precedent-Setting Internet-Based Personal Jurisdiction Victory
- Real Estate Acquisition, Economic Development Incentives for a Manufacturer
- Real Estate Counsel to IDEX Corporation
- Recall Expenses Lawsuit Settled for Far Less Than Damages Claimed
- Representation of Client in the Restructuring and Closure of a Paper Mill
- Representation of Entrepreneur in Acquisition & Financing of Manufacturing Business
- Representation of Fortune 1000 Manufacturer in Interests & Real Estate Acquisition
- Representation of Management Through Five-Month Strike, NLRB Proceedings
- Represented European-Owned Client in Major U.S. Acquisition
- Settlement of USPEA Claims Regarding Multiple Alleged Violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Siting and PILOT Agreement for $120 Million Manufacturing Facility
- Stock & Real Property Acquisition for Aerospace Technologies Manufacturer
- Successful Defense of 3M in Major Products Liability Lawsuit
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Filings for German Microscope Manufacturer
- $150 Million Merger and Tender Offer for Medical Device Manufacturer
In the News
- WGRZ, September 15, 2022
- Albany Business Review, December 14, 2018
- Buffalo Business First, February 16, 2018
- Buffalo Business First, September 29, 2017
- Buffalo Law Journal, March 7, 2016
- Albany Business Review, February 5, 2016
- Buffalo Business First, August 7, 2015
- Canadian Manufacturing, December 23, 2013
Press Releases
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, March 24, 2020
- Press Release, September 26, 2014
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Torts, Insurance and Products Liability Alert, March 25, 2021
- Manufacturing Alert, February 9, 2018
- Litigation Alert, November 9, 2017
- Corporate & Business Law Alert, November 1, 2017
- Client Alert, August 8, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Alert, September 23, 2014
- July 2, 2013
- Business Law & Governance, July 11, 2011
Presentations & Events
- New Yorker Hotel, New York, NY, November 7 - 8, 2023
- October 16, 2018
- Wells Fargo Learning Center, 150 E 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017, December 1, 2017