IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Trade in North America: impact of the presidential and federal elections on the 2026 review of the USCMA
Thursday 6 November (0930 - 1045)
Committee(s)
International Trade and Customs Law Committee
(Lead)
International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Description
This panel will discuss the impact of the change of leadership in the United States, Canada and Mexico, on the review of the North American’s free trade agreement (the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement), scheduled in 2026. The previous revision introduced ground breaking changes, including the thorough supervision of labour standards at a company level. What will the next revision bring?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Emilio Arteaga | Vazquez Tercero y Zepeda, Mexico City, Mexico; Membership Officer, International Trade and Customs Law Committee |
| Quentin Vander Schueren | Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, International Trade and Customs Law Committee |
Speakers
| Jorge Miranda | Blank Rome LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Ann Penner | Wellington Advocacy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Jeffery Winton | Partner at Winton & Chapman PLLC, District of Columbia, Washington, USA |