Ice Miller frequently represents multinational vendors, customers, retailers, shippers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) on a variety of procurement, resales, distribution, services, multi-modal transportation (air, land, and sea) and logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, fulfillment and warehousing services, drop shipping, and DTC transactions.
In this capacity, Ice Miller represents national and international clients throughout the supply chain, transportation, and logistics continuum, including regularly assisting our clients with the drafting, negotiation, and closing of:
- Supply Agreements
- Complex Manufacturing Agreements, including Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM), contract manufacturing, and Original Design Manufacturing (ODM)
- Co-Packing Production Agreements
- Master Services Agreements (and related statements of work for a wide variety of services)
- Service Level Agreements
- Purchase Orders and General Terms and Conditions
- Cloud Services Agreements, including WMS and TMS
- Wholesale and Direct Distribution Agreements
- Fulfillment and Warehousing Agreements
- Pick & Pack Agreements
- Shipper-Carrier Agreements
- Broker-Carrier Agreements
- Broker-Shipper Agreements
- Customs Brokerage Agreements
- Port-Terminal Operational Agreements
- Freight Forwarding Agreements
- Multimodal Transportation Agreements
- Variable Logistics (Lockers, Counters, Hubs)
- Gig-Economy Agreements
- Equipment Purchase Agreements
- Equipment Lease/Consignment Agreements
- Staffing Agreements
- Consulting Agreements
- Releases of Liability and Liability Waivers
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
Ice Miller lawyers work closely with our clients to gain an in-depth understanding of each of their business activities and objectives to provide personalized legal counsel throughout the lifespan of the business, including at each stage of the client’s commercial activities and supply chain management.
Ice Miller routinely helps its clients in navigating the risks inherent in supply chain and logistics operations, including vendor and manufacturer reliability, product development, supply chain disruptions, multimodal transportation, outsourcing, and product quality issues, as well as legal and regulatory compliance across the supply chain, transportation, and logistics continuum.