Transportation & Logistics

Keeping your business moving – efficiently, reliably, and with confidence.

Overview

Transportation is about more than movement. It’s about timing, cost control, risk management, and reliability. We work alongside your legal and operational teams to deliver practical, business-focused solutions that support performance and growth.

From contracts and compliance to complex transactions and dispute resolution, we provide end-to-end support across the transportation and logistics sector. Our integrated approach combines deep industry knowledge with full-service capabilities, helping you manage day-to-day operations while navigating broader strategic and regulatory challenges.

Whether you’re optimizing logistics or addressing multi-jurisdictional issues, we help you reduce risk, improve efficiency, and stay ahead in a fast-moving industry.

Industry-wide experience

We act for clients across the transportation and logistics ecosystem, including:

  • Shippers, manufacturers, and distributors
  • E-commerce and fulfillment companies
  • Carriers across road, rail, air, and ocean
  • Freight forwarders and intermediaries
  • Customs brokers and warehouse operators
  • Insurers and liability providers

Expertise

M&A, private equity, public offerings, and complex debt and equity financing across the transportation sector.

Structuring and financing transportation projects, including equipment leasing and asset securitization.

Drafting and negotiating service agreements, outsourcing arrangements, procurement structures, and supply chain contracts.

Clear, practical guidance on customs compliance, cross-border trade, and evolving regulatory frameworks.

Legal support for carriers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers across all modes of transportation.

Strategic representation in multi-jurisdictional litigation, cargo claims, contract claims, transit losses, and personal injury matters, focused on efficient, business-driven outcomes. Cross-Canada representation in the courts, in mediations, and in arbitrations.

Advising on regulatory and safety standards, employment and operational risk in transportation environments.

Get in touch

To learn more about how our Transportation and Logistics team can support your business, get in touch with one of our team leaders.

Rui M. Fernandes
Partner and Co-Chair, Transportation and Logistics Group
416.203.9505rfernandes@grllp.com
M. Gordon Hearn
Partner and Co-Chair, Transportation and Logistics Group
416.203.9503ghearn@grllp.com

Team

Rui M. Fernandes
Partner and Co-Chair, Transportation and Logistics Group
416.203.9505rfernandes@grllp.com
M. Gordon Hearn
Partner and Co-Chair, Transportation and Logistics Group
416.203.9503ghearn@grllp.com

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