Transportation and Logistics

End-to-end transportation and logistics counsel across infrastructure, operations, and supply chains. Practical, business-driven solutions grounded in real-world industry dynamics.

GrayRobinson’s Transportation and Logistics Team advises clients across the full transportation continuum, supporting public agencies, private operators, and logistics stakeholders in navigating the legal, regulatory, and commercial complexities of moving people and goods. Our experience spans major infrastructure assets, including airports, seaports, toll roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, and rail systems, as well as the broader supply chain networks that depend on them.

We represent a wide range of industry participants, including governmental authorities, public-private partnerships, developers, carriers, freight intermediaries, logistics providers, warehouse operators, and shippers. This experienced perspective allows us to anticipate risks, align business objectives, and deliver practical legal solutions informed by how the transportation ecosystem truly operates.

For decades, clients have relied on our team to guide high-value project development, resolve complex disputes, and structure sophisticated commercial arrangements. We combine legal insight with a working understanding of operational realities, helping clients manage evolving regulations, mitigate risk, and maintain continuity in a demanding and highly regulated industry.

GrayRobinson’s Transportation and Logistics Team combines infrastructure depth, litigation strength, regulatory insight, and commercial sophistication. Whether structuring transformative infrastructure projects, responding to casualty events, navigating regulatory investigations, or resolving complex disputes, we deliver strategic counsel that supports operational stability and long-term success.

  • Maritime, Aviation, Rail, and Multimodal

    GrayRobinson maintains a nationally recognized practice in maritime and transportation litigation and regulatory counseling. We represent clients in marine casualties, cargo and freight disputes, and complex multimodal transportation matters, including those involving cross-border operations. We also provide specialized legal counsel to Class I railroads, focusing on litigation and risk management.

    Our aviation practice includes representation of air carriers and industry stakeholders in regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters, supported by deep knowledge of federal aviation law. This capability complements our experience in rail and freight transportation, enabling us to address integrated, multimodal challenges within a unified legal strategy.

    We regularly work with federal agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, and National Transportation Safety Board regarding matters involving environmental and operational compliance.

  • Transportation Operations, Contracts, and Logistics

    We advise clients on the full range of commercial arrangements that underpin transportation and logistics operations. Our experience includes drafting and negotiating transportation and logistics agreements across modes and functions, including carrier, broker, shipper, and warehousing relationships, as well as multimodal and cross-border logistics arrangements.

    We assist clients in developing contract frameworks that allocate risk effectively, protect against disruption, and align with regulatory requirements. Our team also counsels on freight disputes, cargo claims, service failures, and contractual performance issues, helping clients resolve conflicts efficiently while preserving critical business relationships.

  • Infrastructure, Procurement, and Project Development

    GrayRobinson has a long-standing history of advising on the development and delivery of major transportation projects. We counsel clients throughout the project lifecycle, from procurement strategy and competitive solicitations to the structuring of alternative delivery models, including design-build and public-private partnerships.

    Our team develops procurement frameworks and advises on contract structure and risk allocation, and we provide guidance on financing considerations, including public finance and tax implications. Drawing on integrated capabilities across government affairs, public finance, tax, real estate, land use, construction, environmental law, eminent domain, and procurement, we provide coordinated counsel from initial planning through execution and completion.

  • Regulatory Compliance, Risk, and Insurance

    Transportation and logistics operations are subject to extensive and evolving regulatory requirements at the federal, state, and local levels. GrayRobinson advises clients on developing and maintaining compliance programs, responding to regulatory inquiries and investigations, and managing operational risk.

    Our team provides evaluation of enabling legislation, guidance on safety and risk management strategies, environmental compliance, and incident response. We also represent clients in a broad range of transportation-related insurance matters, including casualty claims, commercial liability defense, and professional liability disputes, as well as first- and third-party coverage litigation and analysis.