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Automotive Industry : Legal Matters Resource Center

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This resource center has been prepared by Butzel long as information only and is not legal advice. This information in not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute a client-lawyer relationship. Readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel.

Table of Contents
Supplier & Customer Matters	Mergers & Acquisitions	Industry Resources & Analyses
Workout & Bankruptcy	Intellectual Property	Industry Organizations
Purchase Orders	Laws & Regulations	Governmental Resources
Globalization	Tax	News Sources
Antitrust	Corporate Compliance	Automotive Advisory Sign-up

For legal support on automotive matters, contact William J. Kohler at kohler@butzel.com or 313.225.7074 or the specified subject matter specialist.

Supplier & Customer Matters
Legal Risk Analysis of OEM Program Awards	William J. Kohler
Tier 1 Supplier Responsibility for Directed Supplier Commercial Issues	William J. Kohler
Long Term Contracts in the Automotive Industry	Sheldon Klein, Daniel Malone, Robin Luce
A Questionnaire for Stop Shipment and Tooling Dispute Litigation	Daniel N. Sharkey

Workout & Bankruptcy		TOP
Bankruptcy Presentation (Training Material for Purchasing Departments)	William J. Kohler
Chrysler v Plastech: Implications for Suppliers (Training Material for Purchasing Departments)	Daniel N. Sharkey, William J. Kohler
Contingency Planning in Anticipation of Customer and Supplier Bankruptcies	William J. Kohler
American Bankruptcy Institute
U.S. Department of Commerce
Protecting Your Tooling in a Bankrupt Supplier's Facility	Butzel Long E-news Advisory

Purchase Orders
OE PO Terms and Conditions
OESA PO Model Terms and Conditions	OESA
Butzel Long Model Terms and Conditions	Sheldon H. Klein
Framework for Globalized Terms and Conditions	William J. Kohler

Globalization		TOP
Framework for Globalized Terms and Conditions	William J. Kohler
Doing Business in China	China Alliance
IP in China	Thomas T. Moga
Global Harmonization of Vehicle Safety Regulations	Daniel P. Malone
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
International Distribution	William J. Kohler
International Business Costs	KPMG
U.S. International Trade Commission

Antitrust		TOP
Antitrust Law E-news - March 2008	Butzel Long E-news Bulletin

Mergers & Acquisitions
Federal Trade Commission: Hart-Scott-Rodino Information Site
Private Equity: New Fuel Needed to Drive the Automotive Sector
Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Insurable Risks	Marsh

Intellectual Property
IP in China	Thomas T. Moga
Joint Development Agreement Term Sheet	Christopher M. Taylor
Patent & Trademark Office

Laws & Regulations		TOP
NHTSA Regulations
EPA Regulations
Uniform Commercial Code
Restatement of Contracts
Long Term Contracts in the Automotive Industry	Sheldon Klein, Daniel Malone, Robin Luce
Global Harmonization of Vehicle Safety Regulations	Daniel P. Malone
Federal Trade Commission: Hart-Scott-Rodino Information Site
U.S. Department of Commerce
Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register - GPO Access
Michigan Administrative Code
Michigan Office of the Attorney General

Tax		TOP
Strategic Cross-Border Tax Arbitrage Opportunities	Eric R. Wapnick
New Cost-Sharing Regulations	Eric R. Wapnick
New Domestic Manufacturing Deduction	Eric R. Wapnick
Strategic Utilization of Cross-licensing Arrangements to Increase Cash Flow	Eric R. Wapnick
Conversion of Ordinary Income to Capital Gain on Repatriation ofOffshore Activities Income	Eric R. Wapnick
Michigan Tax Tribunal
Internal Revenue Service
Court of Federal Claims

Corporate Compliance		TOP
Sarbanes-Oxley	Justin G. Klimko
Electronic Discovery
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Industry Resources & Analyses
OEM Websites
Top 20 Supplier Websites
List of Top 150 Automotive Suppliers
FreeEDGAR

Industry Organizations		TOP
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
Original Equipment Supply Association

Governmental Resources
Find your Elected Officials
State Economic Development Websites
Patent & Trademark Office
EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register - GPO Access

News Sources	(subscription may be required for viewing)	TOP
AutoBeat Daily
Automotive News
Crain's Detroit Business
CAR - Center for Automotive Research
CSM Worldwide - Quarterly Newsletter
The Detroit Free Press - Autos
The Detroit News - Auto Insider
Mlive.com - Automotives
The New York Times - Automotive
Ward's Auto
Butzel Long's Automotive Advisory - Electronic News Bulletin Sign-up		TOP

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