Diversified Industrials
For more than 100 years, manufacturers, importers and distributors have looked to Squire Sanders for dependable legal advice. Our unique global position enables us to support our clients whenever and wherever they need us. We are proud to serve many of the world's leading manufacturing companies including 3M Company, Electrolux Home Products and Goodrich Corporation.
Our lawyers have an in-depth understanding of the issues product manufacturing and distribution companies face. We have advised clients on the essential legal and business issues to help them take advantage of opportunities in their industries. Examples include:
- Finance
- Corporate counsel, transactions and compliance
- Employment contracts and negotiations
- Environmental regulatory compliance
- Intellectual property protection
- International investments
- Large-scale product liability and toxic tort litigation
- Litigation and arbitration
- Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
- Private equity
- Privatizations
- Product recalls
- Real estate and cross-border expansion
- Restructuring
With our global coverage and team approach we have longstanding relationships with clients in a wide range of industry segments. Some examples include:
- Appliances and household products
- Automotive, aviation and aerospace
- Biotechnology and medical devices
- Chemicals
- Commercial and industrial products
- Consumer and industrial electronics
- Defense
- Fuels
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plastics and rubber
- Steel
Case Studies
When our client, a Fortune 500 manufacturer, was denied insurance coverage for environmental cleanup costs, our litigation and environmental lawyers teamed up with the client’s engineers to file lawsuits against three separate insurance carriers. Thr...