With ever-increasing supply chain complexity, shippers and carriers rely on brokers and other non-asset logistics providers to manage cargo and information flow more than ever.  Scopelitis attorneys understand the complicated position between cargo owners and carriers in which brokers and other non-asset logistics providers find themselves.  Couple this with the potential for overseeing various modes of transportation (not to mention arranging warehousing and transloading) and the different legal regimes and industry practices applicable to each, and the potential legal issues are limitless.  Scopelitis attorneys work with companies that provide a broad spectrum of services to their customers, including:

• Brokerage, both full and less than truckload
• Domestic surface freight forwarding
• Transportation management/lead logistics provider services
• International air, cross border, and ocean logistics
• Arranging for warehousing and in-transit handling (such as cross-docking and transloading)
• E-commerce fulfillment
• Arranging last-mile deliveries

Services we provide to our brokerage and non-asset logistics provider clients are equally diverse and include:

• Drafting default terms and conditions of service and advising as to methods of obtaining customer assent
• Negotiating customer agreements
• Drafting and negotiating carrier/supplier-facing agreements
• Freight charge disputes
• Cargo loss, damage, and delay claims
• Addressing double brokerage
• Risk management and mitigation strategies, including carrier selection and vetting
• Defending highway accident claims
• Commercial disputes and litigation
• Demurrage and detention disputes involving intermodal equipment

Advances in technology have allowed new entrants and existing participants an unprecedented ability to disrupt traditional business models.  Scopelitis clients are at the forefront of this trend and our attorneys are helping at every step of the way, including advising as to the applicability of licensing and permitting, drafting terms and conditions, reviewing user interfaces to ensure the use of appropriate terminology and counseling with respect to data privacy laws.