Overview
Dilworth Paxson has served many clients on transportation-related matters. The firm’s transportation lawyers provide ongoing counsel to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The firm has represented SEPTA in a variety of high-profile capacities including:
- Helping to set up proper procurement procedures for new train cars and a fare collection system
- Handling bid protests
- Examining rate structure issues
- Helping to ensure that service continues on some of SEPTA’s regional rail lines in Philadelphia.
In many instances, the experience of Dilworth Paxson’s Procurement Practice Group is often leveraged by the transportation lawyers. The Procurement Practice Group has assisted:
- State highway and transportation authorities in major rolling stock procurements
- State authorities and quasi-governmental entities in major construction and development projects
- A large parking lot operator seeking concessions at significant municipal locations
In addition, our Business Practice Group attorneys assist transportation industry clients in several ways including:
Private company in a stock and cash merger that created the largest association of independent truck leasing companies in the United States and Canada