• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

McCarter & English Logo

  • People
  • Services
  • Insights
  • Our Firm
    • Leadership Team
    • Social Justice
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • Pro Bono
    • Client Service Values
    • Alumni
  • Join Us
    • Lawyers
    • Summer Associates
    • Patent Professionals
    • Professional Staff
    • Job Openings
  • Locations
    • Boston
    • Philadelphia
    • East Brunswick
    • Indianapolis
    • Stamford
    • Hartford
    • Trenton
    • Miami
    • Washington, DC
    • New York
    • Wilmington
    • Newark
  • Share

Share

Browse Alphabetically:

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • All
Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Litigation
Blockchain, Smart Contracts & Digital Currencies
Business Litigation
Cannabis
Coronavirus Resource Center
Corporate
Crisis Management
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Delaware Corporate, LLC & Partnership Law
Design, Fashion & Luxury
E-Discovery & Records Management
Energy & Utilities
Environment & Energy
Financial Institutions
Food & Beverage
Government Affairs
Government Contracts & Global Trade
Government Investigations & White Collar Defense
Healthcare
Hospitality
Immigration
Impact Investing
Insurance Recovery, Litigation & Counseling
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Life Sciences
Manufacturing
Products Liability, Mass Torts & Consumer Class Actions
Public Finance
Real Estate
Renewable Energy
Sports & Entertainment
Tax & Employee Benefits
Technology Transactions
Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Trusts, Estates & Private Clients
Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies
  • Broadcasts
  • Events
  • News
  • Publications
  • View All Insights
Search By:
Insights Publication Magazine Corner
Main image for Supply Chain Logistics: New Ways of Doing Old Things
Publications|Article

Supply Chain Logistics: New Ways of Doing Old Things

Corporate Counsel Business Journal

3.6.2019

A trained logistician, McCarter partner Ron Leibman has extensive experience in the supply chain management and logistics fields and predicts major growth in supply chain law with the industry’s rush to emerging, data-driven technologies.

“The acceptance of cryptocurrency and Uber-type transportation by the public, the promise of real time data analysis, the perceived efficiencies of automation, and the effect of Amazon on customer delivery expectations all signal that industry is in a rush to technology,” he said. “As this occurs, to be successful as attorneys and advisors, supply chain lawyers will need to be able to apply traditional legal constructs in a new and ever-changing environment.”

Ron cautions clients to avoid supplier hype and focus on avoiding liability. “For example, a real-time transportation management system may allow for real-time shipment tracking and the ability to manage delays and to improve on time delivery. The question is, does this benefit outweigh any attendant risk?” he posed. “Supply chain attorneys must be cognizant of potential liabilities. That enables the attorney to bring potential liabilities to the client’s attention so the client can do a proper risk/reward analysis, and also to develop strategies to minimize any risk for systems that go operational.”

Ron also discussed how technologies like blockchain may impact the supply chain, stating, “The supply chain is a perfect environment for blockchain…If blockchain can fully systematize and largely automate the data input, transmission and output process in a secure transmission environment, it will certainly be a gateway to the future.”

He also advised general counsel assisting internal clients not to take suppliers at face value. He said, “If they are a service provider, they need to meet the legalities that attach to their services, and if they are a software provider, this is not a get-out-of-jail-free card from all liabilities. This can be tough to do as supply chain and IT executives…are in a rush to technology out of fear of being left behind by the competition. While you don’t want to be the office of ‘no,’ I suggest being the investigative office.”

Supply Chain Logistics: New Ways of Doing Old ThingsDownload

sidebar

pdfemail

Related People

Media item: Ronald M. Leibman
Ronald M. Leibman

Partner

Related Services

Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Subscribe to our Insights
McCarter & English, LLP
Copyright © 2023 McCarter & English, LLP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Login
  • Attorney Advertising
  • Privacy
  • Awards Methodology
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • Sitemap

The McCarter & English, LLP website is for informational purposes only. We do not provide legal advice on this website. We can provide legal advice only to our clients in specific inquiries that they address to us. If you are interested in becoming a client, please contact us, but do not send any information about your specific legal question. We cannot serve as your lawyers until we establish an attorney-client relationship, which can occur only after we follow procedures within our firm and after we agree to the terms of the representation.

Accept Cancel