Transport
Thompson Hine LLP‘s rail and road practice advises chemical and crude oil companies and shippers, the American Chemistry Council, the Fertilizer Institute, the National Industrial Transportation League, and a selection of rail companies and electric utility companies in a broad spectrum of regulatory and contentious matters. The team represents clients in the retail, autos, paper and chemicals industries, and is demonstrably experienced in motor carrier related disputes, such as claims for damage and delay, federal preemption, contract drafting and licensing. Based in Washington DC, Karyn Booth, heads the team, and is a well-versed in railroad safety and hazardous material matters, areas that Sandra L. Brown is also highly active in. Jeff Moreno includes mining, major utility, automotive and multinational companies among his portfolio of clients. David Benz, is a port of call for federal shipping litigation, while Jason Tutrone and Dan Ujczo both have a strong track record in logistics, motor-carrier, and hazardous material litigation.
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Transportation/Supply Chain Management
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Karyn is a partner and leader of the Transportation practice. She represents multinational corporations, trade associations, and transportation intermediaries, such as 3PLs, NVOCCs, freight forwarders and brokers, in domestic and international matters involving multimodal transportation and logistics services. Her practice covers the carriage of goods by rail, motor, vessel and air carriers. Karyn serves as the general counsel to The National Industrial Transportation League, the nation's oldest and largest shipper organization.
Karyn's practice includes a full range of services with a focus on regulatory compliance and counseling; proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board (STB), Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); transportation contracting; transportation security; legislation; and litigation/arbitration of transportation-related disputes.
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1992, cum laude, Journal of International Law and Commerce
- Ithaca College, B.S., 1989, cum laude
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Key clients
- American Chemistry Council
- American Forest & Paper Association
- Dead River Company
- Health and Personal Care Logistics Conference, Inc.
- Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
- LFS Freight Solutions
- National Association of Chemical Distributors
- Nexterus
- NiSource Inc.
- Railway Supply Institute
- Southern Company
- The Dow Chemical Company
Work highlights
Represented American Chemistry Council (ACC), the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), and Dow in urging the STB to adopt revised rules to expand access to competitive switching (also called reciprocal switching).
Represented Southern Company, Ameren Corporation, and NiSource in an antitrust claim under the federal Sherman Act against the four largest railroads regarding fuel surcharges. In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation
Represented the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) in major regulatory proceedings or on legislative issues involving the trucking industry that are likely to impact the member companies’ supply chains.