Fletcher & Sippel LLC is a twenty-attorney law firm located in Chicago, the rail hub of America. Our practice is concentrated on serving clients that are involved in the transportation industry, with a focus on the rail industry. Our clients include railroads, operators, government agencies, suppliers, lessors, lessees, manufacturers, private equity groups, banks, motor carriers, and a host of others. We have experienced business counselors, transaction practitioners, trial attorneys, regulatory counsel and labor negotiators. We deal comprehensively with the business of our transportation clients, whether it be structuring acquisitions, counseling operating and marketing officers or litigating injury and commercial claims. Over half of our partners have substantial in-house railroad experience which gives them special insight into the day-to-day business and legal issues of our clients, and a network of contacts at railroads, shippers, suppliers, labor unions and governmental agencies which is unparalleled.