In serving transportation providers, consumers and intermediaries, Baker & Daniels combines the expertise of attorneys who have spent their careers with transportation providers with the firm's expertise in litigation, business counseling, labor and employment, tax, environmental and international law matters. Our comprehensive team approach helps us provide innovative solutions to our clients' various needs.
Baker & Daniels' transportation expertise extends to all modes of transportation and areas of law affecting providers and consumers of transportation services and intermediaries. Our attorneys have provided business and legal services to more than 150 clients in this unique industry, including providers, consumers and intermediaries. Representative examples of assistance we've provided to transportation clients include:
- Representation of transportation providers (motor carriers, rail, water, air); transportation consumers (manufacturers, distributors, utilities, service providers); and transportation intermediaries (forwarders, associations, property brokers, logistics consultants).
- Consulting with one of the largest marine transportation and manufacturing companies in the United States regarding formation of a captive insurance entity.
- Assisting and advising clients regarding USDOT compliance audits.
- Identification of tax exemptions in various states for transportation companies, structuring asset transfers and company organizations to assist in obtaining favorable tax treatments, filing tax exemptions in various states, and registered companies for franchise/income taxes, sales and use taxes, and withholding taxes.
- General corporate representation of a household goods moving and specialized transportation company.
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