SMU Community Chat
June 4, 2020
SMU Webinar: Trade Issues at Play in Election Year
Written by Sandy Williams
Section 232 tariffs will likely remain in place no matter who is the White House in January, said trade attorney Lewis Leibowitz during the SMU Community Chat on June 3. Legal challenges to the tariff measures, however, could cause a change.
Firms are challenging the Section 232 exclusion process that appears skewed toward U.S. steel companies that object to loosening tariffs even when domestic production is inadequate, said Leibowitz, the guest speaker for this week’s SMU webinar.
