The equine industry is one of the largest industries that is hidden in plain sight. The annual impact of the equine industry is significant – involving some $300 billion dollars and 1.6 million full-time jobs worldwide. In the United States alone, it is estimated that the equine industry has a $122 billion impact on the U.S. economy and it is growing every year. The industry also provides a total employment impact of approximately 1.74 million jobs, and generates approximately $79 billion in total salaries, wages and benefits. The current number of horses in the United States stands at approximately 7.2 million. Texas, California, and Florida continue to be the top three states with the highest population of horses.
With the equine industry being such a large sector of the worldwide market, it is unavoidable that the industry faces many legal issues. Equine or Equestrian Law is a complex and multidimensional practice of law that has its own traditions, customs, and conventions. Our team “walks the walk” and “jumps the jump” in the equine world and has an in-depth knowledge of the industry. Our industry expert attorneys work closely with all the attorneys at Buchalter who have the requisite experience to make sure our clients’ needs are met to the highest satisfaction. Our attorneys utilize their knowledge, industry relationships, and in-depth understanding of the legal issues facing the equine world to help the firm’s clients succeed in a wide range of equine-related matters.
Buchalter is able to handle equine-related litigation and transactional matters that affect the daily operations and livelihoods of entities and individuals in the equine industry, such as real estate, labor and employment, general corporate and contractual matters, tax and estate planning, land use and environmental issues, intellectual property and branding issues, and government law and policies. Buchalter’s attorneys represent horse owners, trainers, riders, breeders, boarding and training facilities, veterinarians, and other equine industry players in a wide range of litigated and transactional matters.
The major areas of Buchalter’s Equine Industry Group include:
• Corporate
• Litigation
• Real Estate transactions
• Contracts, Partnerships, and LLCs
• Labor and Employment
• Tax Planning, Benefits, and Estate Planning
• Government, Regulatory, and Administrative Law and Policy
• Land use and Environmental law
• Intellectual Property and Branding
• Products Liability
• Financing
• Insolvency and Financial Law Group
• International business and trade
• Privacy and Data Security
