Butzel Long is the nation's premier law firm within the global automotive industry, serving vendors, suppliers and automotive manufacturers seeking expansion in South Carolina. Our Global Automotive Team is relied upon for virtually every type of legal service required by automotive suppliers. Dozens of our automotive attorneys focus on industry matters, representing South Carolina automotive suppliers in a variety of legal issues. The automotive lawyers at Butzel Long assist automotive companies who have recently expanded or are interested in expanding operations in the state of South Carolina.
Butzel Long was centrally involved in establishing the American automotive industry at the beginning of the 20th Century. Today, our Global Automotive Team is shaping the manner in which the industry’s disputes are resolved and transactions are accomplished. As a leading full service automotive law firm serving South Carolina, our attorneys are profoundly involved in restructuring the auto industry, including its most significant acquisitions and divestitures, workouts and bankruptcies, technological developments and general commercial transactions.
Experienced automotive lawyers helping manufacturers and suppliers establish operations and expand in South Carolina:
- Acquisitions
- Automotive Expansion
- Automotive Litigation
- Automotive Manufacturing Plant and Environmental Issues
- Automotive M&A
- Automotive Operations
- Automotive Supplier Issues
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial Transactions
- Compliance
- Divestitures
- Financing
- Intellectual Property
- Joint Ventures
- Product Liability
- Supplier and Supply Chain Issues
- Technological Developments
- Trade Regulation
- Workouts
Key Factors Influencing Automotive Industry Growth in South Carolina:
- Lower energy costs in the South, driven by increased shale drilling, are attracting investment.
- Assembly and unionization dynamics impact growth and investment.
- Logistics advantages: Southern manufacturers benefit from proximity to Mexico, reducing overhead costs.
- Upskilling workers to enhance productivity and efficiency.
- Labor costs are a key consideration in investment decisions.
Our Global Automotive Team includes seasoned veterans of the industry, and each member is a front-running expert in his or her field. Our automotive attorneys study, analyze, write about, and speak on the automotive industry, and their viewpoints are frequently sought by the national and international media that covers the industry. In addition to automotive law in South Carolina, Butzel Long also provides comprehensive services in the areas of labor and employment law, health care law, automotive litigation, and serves as legal counsel to Automation Alley. Butzel serves as legal counsel to MEMA’s Center for Sustainability. Butzel also provides legal counsel to MEMA’s Advanced Technology Council and serves on MEMA’s Legal Issues Council. Butzel’s attorneys know the automotive industry, they are trained in design and mechanical engineering and we have a Six Sigma Master Black Belt on the auto team.
For more information and help with automotive law in South Carolina, contact Butzel Long.
About Butzel Long
Butzel Long is one of the leading automotive law firms in the United States. It was founded in Detroit in 1854 and has provided trusted client service for more than 170 years. Butzel Long is an active member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms, consisting of 160 independent law firms.