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GKG Law attorneys concentrating in surface transportation matters are routinely involved in every commercial aspect of the transportation needs and services of our clients. This is a natural outgrowth of our uniquely strong surface transportation and intermodal practice. We offer comprehensive counsel in dealing with an array of transportation-related issues. Because we frequently represent shippers using all transportation modes, short line railroads, motor carriers, freight forwarders, shipper's associations, and brokers, attorneys in the surface transportation law group have a keen understanding of the commercial and operational aspects of the surface transportation industry and our clients' particular business needs. This complements our traditional regulatory practice before the Department of Transportation, the Surface Transportation Board, the Transportation Security Administration and other federal transportation agencies,. Our services span a wide range of issues, from regulatory licensing and rate matters to mergers and acquisitions, from customs and export controls to lobbying, and from antitrust to commercial litigation. We also assist our clients in matters before other governmental entities such as the Congress and state regulatory agencies. As in other practice areas, GKG’s surface transportation attorneys blend commercial counseling with the litigation skills that are an essential component of this unique field. Drawing on the talents of the firm's litigation, antitrust, lobbying, and transportation lawyers, we handle all of our clients’ problems. Our attorneys regularly handle cases for clients before the Surface Transportation Board, federal and state courts, and arbitration panels nationwide. We are experienced in all types of surface transportation litigation. including rate cases, technical tariff interpretation disputes, loss and damage claims, and breach of contract actions. We are especially active in dealing with the antitrust issues that have become the focus of a more deregulated environment. We negotiate shipper/carrier transportation agreements, land, track and equipment leases, operating agreements, corporate and equipment acquisitions and financings, bills of lading and negotiable instruments, and bankruptcy or similar workouts. Our attorneys are involved in structuring and negotiating arrangements for our short line railroad clients in connection with all of their industry needs. We assist our shipper clients in obtaining the benefit of competitively-based transportation services by adding new rail service, where possible, or by negotiating appropriate rate and service arrangements utilizing our regulatory and commercial skills. Often we are called upon to develop coalitions involving shippers and carriers to address common problems. In representing these groups before Congress, regulatory agencies, Executive Branch departments, or in a litigation context, we strive to balance the parties' individual goals with real world circumstances so as to facilitate results that maximize the clients' overall objectives. For more information please contact: |