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LIDW25

Navigating trade disputes amid US tariffs and policy shifts

5 June 2025 | 11:00 - 12:30
London International Disputes Week

Speakers

  • Martha Harrison – Partner – McCarthy Tetrault
  • Sam Lowe – Partner – Flint Global
  • Christophe Bondy – Partner – Steptoe
  • Steven Davidson – Partner – Steptoe
  • Eric Emerson – Partner – Steptoe
  • Spaces: 45
  • Venue: Steptoe, 5, Aldermanbury Square, London, EC2V 7HR

What this session will cover

Discussion on potential claims arising out of the disruption imposed by current US trade policy, including the tariffs, cancellation of the CHIPS Act, reversal of US support for investments in EV, tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, softwood lumber.

This session will discuss the multifaceted legal and economic implications of recent changes in US trade policy affecting businesses internationally. Speakers will focus on the ramifications of several US key policy shifts, including the impositions/cancellations/amendments of tariffs, the cancellation of the CHIPS Act, the reversal of US support for investments in electric vehicles (EVs), and specific tariffs on steel, aluminium, and softwood lumber imports.

Following discussion, lunch will be provided.

Member hosts

Steptoe, McCarthy Tétrault