Tenth Trade Law Fall Update: “Back to the Future: Trade and Customs Law and Enforcement in 2025"

Date of Event

11-7-2025

Description

Academic Partners: American Society of International Law, Customs and International Trade Bar Association, and Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group.

For exporters, importers, lawyers, and compliance professionals, 2025 has been a year of nonstop and disruptive change in tariffs, policies, and practices, with a constant stream of announcements, events, and negotiations. On Friday, November 7, the Tenth Annual CWRU School of Law Trade Law Fall Update will cover key need-to-know issues for the trade and customs community in the unique environment of 2025.

Professor Juscelino Colares and the Organizing Committee welcome you to this program, to be held online via Zoom free of charge.

The discussion begins with our first panel on coping with tariffs and trade restrictions based on the content of an imported product or how it was manufactured. How do companies and counsel look back in supply chains – for instance, to report to Customs on origin or value of content in tariffed “derivative” products?

We then shift to the timely topic of refunds – how importers can get repaid after duties change, or in the wake of litigation, and what steps to take to preserve rights to refunds.

The hot topics of the day in trade and Customs law will be the focus of our final morning panel – including the Supreme Court’s review of IEEPA tariffs, tariff implementation and enforcement, and other issues.

The Hon. Leo M. Gordon, U.S. Court of International Trade, will introduce public opinion expert Bruce Stokes, our keynoter, who will talk about where the American public is on the trade and tariff issues of today, and what it means for the future of trade policy and American engagement with the world.

Professor Colares will conclude the Update with brief closing comments.

Location

Virtual

Document Type

Video

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