Transportation plays a vital role in global trade. Ships, trucks, trains and planes deliver goods to where they need to be, and without them, economies around the world would grind to a halt. 

With increasing demand comes increasing challenges: increased technical, economic regulation; increased emphasis on greener, more sustainable ways of transporting goods; and increased use of technology. Customers demand more for less. Congestion and capacity constraints present daily operational challenges. 

You may be an established operator on a mixed-use railway or dedicated network. You may be seeking to build, operate or invest in new road, rail or maritime freight and logistics networks and services in challenging environments. You may be a carrier facing capacity and regulatory challenges, or a supplier to the industry. Let Dentons help you deliver.

Dentons has been involved in the freight and logistics industry for many years. We have worked on difficult and complex mixed-use systems and have tackled the associated regulatory issues. We have worked on new build logistics networks and have been at the forefront of regulatory and legislative developments. We have knowledge of the end customer, having worked for decades in postal and logistics markets and for manufacturers and suppliers who use freight transport services.

Insights

2025 Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles

May 14, 2025

As the technology underlying autonomous vehicles (AVs) continues to evolve, so too does the legal and regulatory landscape governing the testing and deployment of AVs within the United States and across the globe.

Resilience and innovation: how Ukraine’s agricultural sector is improving logistics and optimizing operations

December 18, 2024

Ukraine: For millennia, Ukraine’s fertile lands have been a cradle of agriculture, cultivated since the time of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture, one of Europe’s earliest farming civilizations. Today, Ukraine boasts nearly a third of the world’s most fertile black soil and remains a global breadbasket.

British Columbia Court of Appeal clarifies owner’s right to pay holdback into court to discharge liens on title

June 10, 2024

If an owner agrees to pay amounts owed by a contractor to its subcontractors to avoid lien claims being filed, how does this affect the owner's right to pay the holdback into court under section 23 of the Builders Lien Act, S.B.C. 1997, c. 45 (the Act) to discharge lien claims?

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Recent Press Releases

Cross-border Dentons team advises Tricon Energy on establishment of Australia and New Zealand business

October 7, 2024

Dentons, the world’s largest global firm, has advised Houston-based distribution, trading, and logistics firm, Tricon Energy on setting up its business in Australia and New Zealand as part of its purchase agreement to acquire eXsource, a specialty polymer distributor, from Qenos.

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October 7, 2024

Dentons advises on the restructuring of Waberer’s debts

April 9, 2021

Global law firm Dentons has advised a syndicate of seven banks - composed of Raiffeisen Bank, UniCredit Bank, ING Bank, CIB Bank (member of Intesa Group), Erste Bank, K&H Bank (member of KBC Group) and MKB Bank - and four affiliated leasing companies on the restructuring of Waberer’s Group’s debts. Waberer’s is the European leader in full truckload transportation.

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