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TRADE LAWYERS & LOBBYISTS IN TRUMP 2.0 — EXPONENTIALLY IN DEMAND.

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Stuart Malawer

     No doubt about it. One of the hottest areas in law and lobbying in D.C. for the next four years will be tariffs and trade.  (Once a backwater of policy issues in Washington.) The domestic and global landscape … Continue reading →

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Jan. 2025 — Recent Trade Actions Will Provide Trump 2.0 with a Greater Platform for Even More Confrontational Trade Policies.

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Stuart Malawer

    Recent developments in the last few weeks leading up to Trump 2.0 indicate strongly that a new era in trade policy is being cemented. Biden’s recent extension of export controls on exports to China concerning technology, his blocking … Continue reading →

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TRUMP’S TARIFFS — EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF LAWYERS AND LOBBYISTS.

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

    There is one certainty. Trump’s tariffs will act as a full employment law leading to exponential growth of lawyers and lobbyists trying to influence government legislation, regulation and policy in this sub-field of trade law. Actually, most lawyers … Continue reading →

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TRUMP & NEW TARIFFS — CRONY CAPITALISM, CHANGING THE TRADE SYSTEM AND DISREGARD OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

      Trump’s announcement of proposed tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada for his first day in office is signaling no uncertain terms his contempt for treaties, international law, the global trading system (to change it) and a return … Continue reading →

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TRUMP 2.0 — Corrosive Trade Battles (Domestic Lobbying and Litigation) and General Disdain for International Law.

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

     It is clear that his Trump’s 2.0 trade policies will have an impact on domestic politics that will lead to crony capitalism and corrosive battles between competing interest groups — especially over formulating new tariffs and applying for … Continue reading →

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Trump 2.0 and Trade — “Buckle Up”

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

       Donald Trump and the Republicans just achieved a stunning victory in the presidential and congressional elections. Now what? Donald Trump’s first term provides a starting point of what is to come for the next four years. But it … Continue reading →

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Trump and Biden — More on Tariffs and Trade.

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

     Discussions of the Trump and Biden administrations tariff and trade policies have continued to escalate during the closing days of this election season. Here are some additional points currently cited. Biden favored working with allies, however, he refused … Continue reading →

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Trump 2.0 and New Republican Trade Proposals — Not so New — Back to the Future?

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

     The proposals by the Republican Party and Trump and now Vance concerning trade and international investment can be unfortunately summarized as — The most aggressive rejection of U.S. trade policy since World War II. They propose adopting policies … Continue reading →

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BIDEN & TRUMP — WHO IS MOST WRONG ON TARIFFS?

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

     What we are now seeing in U.S. trade policy is a race to the bottom — Who will come up with the worse trade restrictions? Biden or Trump. Developments the last week or so clearly highlight the wrong … Continue reading →

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BIDEN – TRUMP TARIFF WARS — MORE COMING?

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

The Trump-Biden 2.0 presidential race this year is leading down the road to competitive protectionism. Here’s various quote from recent article discussing this unfortunate, and all too obvious, development. …. “Donald Trump famously and proudly declared himself Tariff Man during his presidency … Continue reading →

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