As part of our ongoing commitment to grow and expand our relationship with foreign law firms, we are thrilled to be sending a 20-person team of business litigation, corporate, intellectual property litigation, international trade, real estate, luxury brands, maritime, privacy, and white collar defense and investigations professionals the International Bar Association’s (“IBA”) 2025 Annual Conference, being held November 2 through 7, 2025, in Toronto, Canada.
Blank Rome trade economic advisor Jorge Miranda will serve as a panelist for the “Trade in North America: Impact of the Presidential and Federal Elections on the 2026 Review of the USCMA” session, which will take place on Thursday, November 6, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
ABOUT THE SESSION
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, “USCMA”), scheduled in 2026. The previous revision introduced groundbreaking changes, including the thorough supervision of labor standards at a company level. What will the next revision bring?
Panelists:
- Session Co-Chair: Emilio Arteaga, Vazquez Tercero y Zepeda, Mexico City, Mexico; Membership Officer, IBA International Trade and Customs Law Committee
- Session Co-Chair: Quentin Vander Schueren, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, IBA International Trade and Customs Law Committee
- Jorge Miranda, Blank Rome LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Ann Penner, Wellington Advocacy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Turenna Ramirez-Ortiz, Holland & Knight, Mexico City, Mexico; IBA LPD Council Member
- Jeffrey Winton, Winton & Chapman PLLC, District of Columbia, Washington, USA
For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.
