Contact your McGlinchey Manufacturing team for our latest insights about the following:

Data privacy and cybersecurity. Potential losses – both financial and reputational – resulting from data breaches are a concern for manufacturing entities, and with the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) – and ever more quantities of proprietary data present in manufacturing environments – such concerns only continue to grow. With McGlinchey’s large base of clients in the financial services sector, our firm is audited yearly for data privacy and cybersecurity concerns, and we invest heavily in compliance and data privacy protections. Our lawyers are leaders in the field of data privacy protection and we bring this compliance mindset to our manufacturing clients and their operations.

Indemnity issues loom large. Liability cases are on the rise for downstream users of manufactured products, especially in the arena of toxic and asbestos exposure cases. Our decades-long experience defending manufacturers – addressing the complex science and technology issues at the heart of toxic tort claims – enables us to defend against such claims wherever they arise.

New technologies. With technological innovation moving ever faster – toward autonomous vehicles and more bio-engineered and genetically engineered products – new business and legal risks are emerging. Our manufacturing team stays current with the technologies being used by our clients in order to anticipate risks and, whenever possible, prevent exposure.

Litigation and cost containment.  As the cost of litigation rises, businesses look for greater economy and predictability in litigation spending. Whether incisive early case evaluation, tactics for quick resolution, pro-active use of alternative dispute resolution, or representing defendants in cases where plaintiffs’ lawyers are supported by third party litigation funding, the McGlinchey Manufacturing team works strategically to devise risk mitigation and containment strategies consistent with a client’s unique legal and business objectives.

Automobile product liability defense. McGlinchey lawyers have been recognized with a Nationwide ranking by Chambers USA for automobile product liability and general product liability defense.

Product liability defense. For decades, we have defended manufacturers from product liability claims with experience mastering technical complexity which is second to none. We have built trusted relationships with technical experts who are leaders in their fields, providing us with a base of knowledge critical to the defense of design defect and other claims. We have defended product liability claims against a vast universe of products including agricultural equipment, airbags, aircraft (fixed-wing and rotary), asbestos, automobiles (OEM), aviation equipment, buses, chemical plant equipment, commercial vehicles, construction equipment, consumer appliances, consumer products, diesel engines, diesel-electric locomotives, diesel generators, drywall (Chinese), elevators and escalators, exercise equipment, food manufacturing equipment, healthcare equipment, heavy equipment, hospital equipment, hydraulic systems, industrial equipment, lead paint, marine engines and products, medical devices, mining equipment, motorcycles (OEM), natural gas engines, paper mill equipment, pharmaceuticals, pleasure craft, plumbing supplies, power control systems, powertrain applications, woodworking and other power tools, power turbines, refinery equipment, specialty vehicles, tires and tire rims, tractors, transmission systems, trucks, and watercraft.

Government investigations. Unlike many of our competitors, McGlinchey brings extensive experience in regulatory compliance and related government investigations to the services we offer manufacturing clients.

Specialized knowledge and hybrid strengths. Our team’s deep knowledge of a wide variety of industries and legal disciplines gives us unique capabilities – for example, aviation intersecting with admiralty, deep knowledge of product liability claims brought against marine products, premises liability and related insurance issues for asbestos manufacturers, and auto finance (including national retail and lease programs and related regulatory compliance matters).