Manufacturing operations require a wide range of legal services. At Parsons Behle & Latimer, we employ a cross-disciplinary team approach when providing legal counsel or litigation services to our manufacturing clients. The Manufacturing Services Team works closely with the corporate law group, the employment litigation group, the tax law group, the real estate group, and the litigation department.

The clientele in our Manufacturing Law area include manufacturers of a variety of products, from large propulsion systems to pharmaceutical companies, durable medical equipment manufacturers to high-tech firms and miniature optoelectronics.

Our goal is to be a respected partner helping our clients plan for success, avoid legal pitfalls, and solve problems creatively and cost-effectively.

General Business Matters/Business Entities

Our business lawyers advise start-up manufacturers and emerging companies on corporate formation and corporate governance, business development, product supply and distribution agreements, early stage financing and strategic relationships.

Tax Law

Our tax lawyers and corporate attorneys offer counsel on everything from tax planning to mergers and acquisitions.

Employment Law, Labor Law and Union Relations

Major manufacturing employers benefit from our extensive experience in employment law matters, from counsel regarding executive compensation packages to defense of workplace discrimination claims or wage and hour claims.

Lawyers in the Employment Law Group have extensive litigation and counseling experience involving union organization drives, obtaining injunctions against unlawful strikes and picketing, as well as contract negotiations. Our labor lawyers also have handled numerous grievance arbitrations as well as election and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• Thronson, Charles H.
• Gavre, Mark W.

OSHA Violations

Lawyers at Parsons Behle & Latimer have extensive experience handling every type of dispute before industrial agencies, including the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Commission. We have litigated industrial accidents and industrial health and hygiene disputes before federal, state and local agencies. We work with engineering, industrial hygiene and safety experts, along with our clients’ staff, to maximize workplace safety.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• Kirschner, Lisa A.
• Zody, Michael A.
• Schmutz, Christina Jepson

Preventive Employment Law Counseling

We counsel manufacturing clients regarding employment law regulations and workplace issues before they become problems or result in lawsuits. Employment decisions involving hiring, layoffs, terminations, as well as employee benefits, compensation, handbooks, training and complaint investigations are among the issues and areas in which we have experience advising clients. We often team with inside human resources professionals to provide on-site training for managers, supervisors and employees.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• Langton, Derek
• Gavre, W. Mark
• Zody, Michael A.
• Schmutz, Christina Jepson

Litigation

With one of the strongest litigation departments in the Intermountain region, the firm's trial lawyers can also defend against products liability suits, environmental claims and other claims. Our intellectual property lawyers can protect and enforce, both nationally and internationally, patents, copyrights and trademarks.

Contact a Salt Lake City manufacturing law attorney or Reno, Nevada, employment discrimination lawyer at Parsons Behle & Latimer or call 800-293-9669 to schedule a consultation at one of our offices in Utah or Nevada.