Trade in 2018 - What's Ahead?

From the Section 232 national security tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the ongoing NAFTA re-negotiation, the Trump administration is seeking to implement significant changes in international trade policy and enforcement. Economic sanctions on Russia continue to expand, the future is far from clear regarding Iran, and perhaps North Korea is coming into focus. A new Asia trade agreement without the United States, and a bumpy road ahead for Brexit all make for uncertainty and the need for enhanced trade risk management. Join us as we identify the international trade risks and opportunities likely to continue and grow in 2018.

Our Crowell & Moring team will discuss predictions for the remainder of the year, with cross-border insights from our practitioners in the U.S., London, and Brussels. Topics will include likely trends and issues in the U.S. and EU including:

 

• Trade policy developments: Section 232, NAFTA renegotiation, and trade remedies
• Sanctions in Year Two of the Trump administration: Russia, Iran, North Korea, and beyond\
• Anti-money laundering (AML) and beneficial ownership
• Import and customs: enforcement, drawback, Misc. Tariff Bill, and trade preference programs (GSP)  
• Supply chain risk management: blockchain, forced labor, the U.K. Modern Slavery Act, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Europe: Brexit, the EU’s 4th AML Directive, and the EU/U.K. AML enforcement
• CFIUS: how significant is the new legislation? 
• Export controls: Wither reform?

• Erik Woodhouse, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group counsel and former senior aide to the Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department (Washington, DC)

Trade policy developments: Section 232, NAFTA renegotiation, and trade remedies

• Dan Cannistra, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner (Washington, DC)
• Ambassador Robert Holleyman, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner and C&M International president and CEO and former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Washington, DC)

Sanctions in Year Two of the Trump administration: Russia, Iran, North Korea, and beyond

• Cari Stinebower, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner and former counsel for the U.S. Department of the Treasury's OFAC and Programs Officer for OFAC (Washington, DC)
• Michelle Linderman, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner (London)
• DJ Wolff, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group counsel and C&M International director (Washington, DC)

Anti-money laundering (AML) and beneficial ownership

• Carlton Greene, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner and former chief counsel at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) (Washington, DC)

Import and customs: enforcement, drawback, Misc. Tariff Bill, and trade preference programs (GSP)  

• John Brew, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner and practice group leader (Washington, DC)
• Aaron Marx, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group associate and former attorney advisor in the Office of International Trade at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Washington, DC)

Supply chain risk management: blockchain, forced labor, the U.K. Modern Slavery Act, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

• Michelle Linderman, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner (London)
• Jeff Snyder, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner (Washington, DC)
• Maarten Stassen, Crowell & Moring Privacy & Cybersecurity Group senior counsel (Brussels)
• Aaron Marx, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group associate and former attorney advisor in the Office of International Trade at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Washington, DC)

Europe: Brexit, the EU’s 4th AML Directive, and the EU/U.K. AML enforcement

• Michelle Linderman, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner (London)
• Charles De Jager, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group counsel (Brussels)

CFIUS: how significant is the new legislation? 

• Alan Gourley, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group partner (Washington, DC & London)
• Addie Cliffe, Crowell & Moring Government Contracts and International Trade Groups partner (Washington, DC)

Export controls: Wither reform?

• Chris Monahan, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group counsel (Washington, DC)
• Jana del-Cerro, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group counsel (Washington, DC)

Closing commentary

• Erik Woodhouse, Crowell & Moring International Trade Group counsel and former senior aide to the Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department (Washington, DC)