This week’s post is authored by Andrew Howey, non-lawyer intern. Andrew had a great summer with us and the post below was generated after discussions we had recently with manufacturers about how to exit distributor agreements.  Andrew’s comments were in consultation with other members of our manufacturing team.

When negotiating distribution agreements, sometimes manufacturers overlook the

Over the past several years, I have seen more manufacturers and distributors formalize their relationships through written distribution agreements.  While there are still companies that operate on a handshake, that type of arrangement has become riskier in light of the increase of litigation generally.  As you might imagine, the complexity of the distribution agreements vary