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Show on mapThe outcome of next month's presidential election will be felt far beyond its borders. It takes place against a backdrop of rising regional and global tensions, an increasingly assertive China, and a surge in populist politics.
With the race currently too close to call, much uncertainty remains: How could global trade dynamics be impacted by policy shifts? Which sectors would be most exposed to new tariffs? What pressures can we expect on supply chains?
Join us to hear from a panel of international trade specialists from the US, Asia, and Latin America for their take on key developments, a look at how businesses are navigating uncertainty, and the outlook for global trade.
Partner at Rajah & Tann Asia
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Antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) at Steptoe & Johnson
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Partner at International Trade / WTO
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Senior Attorney at Basham
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Partner at JunHe LLP
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Anandarajah heads the Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice. Specifically on her trade practice, which spans across Southeast Asia, Anandarajah advises on export controls, sanctions, FTAs, trade agreements, permits & licensing, anti-dumping & safeguards, customs, customs valuations & duties, and product liability amongst others. A rare Asian lawyer listed in Chambers Global for Trade, it is noted that she is a “business-focused and client-oriented attorney who balances her expertise with practical experience”. She is cited as a Band 1 Trade lawyer in Chambers AsiaPacific, listed as Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers, A-List: Asia Business Law Journal (was in 2024 & 2023), Lexology Client Choice Winner – Trade & Customs (2024) and for Trade Law (2023), Woman Lawyer of the Year Southeast Asia, Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards (2023), Highly Commended Lawyer in Private Practice at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards (2021) amongst other accolades, including in her Competition/Anti-trust practice.
For more than 30 years, Eric Emerson has represented clients across a full range of international trade proceedings in the United States, China, and around the world.
Eric specializes in representing clients in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings covering a full range of products and industries. In these cases, he has represented clients from around the world before the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission in some of the largest and most difficult cases heard by those agencies. For example, Eric was a key member of the legal team representing USEC Inc. (now Centrus Energy Inc.) in a proceeding that ultimately resulted in the first US Supreme Court decision in an AD/CVD case, in which Steptoe’s client achieved a unanimous victory. Eric has also worked with clients in non-US proceedings, including those conducted by Chinese, Brazilian, and Indian authorities.
Mr. Mafla joined Brigard Urrutia in 2006 and has been Partner of the firm since 2015, focusing on the Corporate/M&A, and Customs and International Trade practices.
He is recognized by Chambers and Partners Latin America in International Trade / WTO and has been ranked for 13 years. He is also recognized by Legal 500 as a Leading Individual and by Who's Who Legal as Global Elite Thought Leader in the practice area of customs and international trade.
Mr. Mafla is admitted to practice law in Colombia (2001), in the state of New York (2006) and in the United States Court of International Trade (2015). He worked as foreign attorney in Harkins Cunningham LLP in New York, and in Uría Menéndez in Madrid, Spain.
Alberto has over twelve years of experience in various international trade disciplines, including antidumping, subsidies, safeguards, and market access. He also has a strong track record in providing legal advice on foreign trade matters, covering tariff and non-tariff restrictions related to the import and export of products. He is currently a Senior Attorney at Basham in the Foreign Trade area in the Mexico City office. Previously, he collaborated for three years as a Counselor and Second Secretary of the Trade Office of the Ministry of Economy in Washington, D.C. Before that, he worked for eight years at the Mexican investigating authority on international trade remedies.
Weiyang (David) Tang is a partner at JunHe LLP and has over 20 years of experience specialised in international trade, customs, economic sanctions and export controls, and compliance-related investigations. Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific have consecutively recognised David as a leading lawyer in international trade since 2012.
David advises many multinational clients on Chinese sanctions and export controls and helps numerous Chinese companies in matters related to global sanctions and export controls, such as risk assessment, compliance programmes, on-site verification, internal and external audit and investigation, de-listing and contingency planning. David has years of experience representing clients in high profile inbound and outbound antidumping and countervailing cases.
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