Jeff White leads Robinson & Cole LLP’s nationally recognized Manufacturing Law and Aerospace Supply Chain Groups. He regularly represents manufacturing clients throughout the United States and globally. He has represented a cross-section of manufacturing companies ranging from large global companies to family-owned businesses. Jeff is a leader within the manufacturing community and has been invited to speak at The White House, U.S. Department of Commerce events, and manufacturing industry events across the country. He has been appointed to committees supporting U.S. commerce by both Republican and Democratic Presidential administrations. In 2022, he was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Aerospace Equipment. As “outside general counsel” for small to mid-sized manufacturers, Jeff has advised on a wide-range of topics, including supply chain issues, product development and global sales, legal and trade compliance, dispute resolution, and workforce challenges, among other issues. He routinely uses his litigation and business experience to counsel companies that wish to assess and/or resolve business to business disputes with OEMs, suppliers, vendors and other business partners without resorting to litigation. As evidence of Jeff’s commitment to help his clients grow, Robinson+Cole received the President’s E-Award for Exports in 2019, a recognition given to persons, firms, or organizations that contribute significantly in the effort to increase United States exports.Jeff also represents several Fortune 500 manufacturers, including in the aerospace, chemicals and consumer products markets. His dispute resolution/litigation experience includes product-related class actions, product liability prevention and litigation, and supply chain disputes (including with long-term agreements (LTAs) that range from hundreds of thousands of dollars to several billion dollars). He often serves as lead counsel for manufacturers facing substantial liability in disputes across the United States. Jeff counsels international companies that have operations in the United States, including manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Australia, among other countries. He was selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s SelectUSA program to co-author a chapter in its Investor Guide for companies interested in making investments in the U.S.