Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 3
Contact number
212 768 6700About
Provided by Dentons
Dentons’ Transportation team includes recognized leaders in the field, with decades of experience advising and representing some of the largest rail carriers in North America, as well as investors and public transit agencies, on projects of regional and national significance. Our transportation lawyers serve as trusted counselors to their clients, primarily in matters involving freight railroads, rail passenger carriers, and trucking. The practice is enhanced by our global reach and leadership in autonomous vehicles and drones.
Our lawyers have extensive experience advising on the complex regulatory regime governing US freight transportation and counseling on major strategic railroad issues and projects, such as rail mergers and control transactions; rate reasonableness; common carrier obligations; forced competitive access; and entry and exit into rail markets, among other issues. The team’s lawyers have also had leading roles contributing to Surface Transportation Board (STB) policy decisions and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rulemakings concerning host railroads and Amtrak.
Our Transportation team has an in-depth understanding of the key regulatory agencies responsible for transportation matters, including the STB (on rail rate and service issues and economic regulation) and the Department of Transportation (rail safety and funding issues), including the FRA, Federal Transit Administration, and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Chambers Review
Dentons is recognized for its regulatory expertise in matters before the STB, including issues relating to interactions between passenger and freight railroads. It is well placed to advise on freight rate, antitrust, railroad construction and access issues. The firm acts for a range of national and regional railroads. It has notable expertise in cases involving the construction, sale and abandonment of rail lines.
Work Highlights
- Dentons represented the Vitales in their effort to enforce a 1986 agreement between them and CSX Transportation.
Notable Practitioners
David Hirsh handles both regulatory and business issues, and is particularly commended for his knowledge of the freight rail hosting of passenger rail services.
"David is easy to work with and highly thought of."