Event on U.S. Trade and Customs Law & Enforcement

Trade lawyer Amy Porges sends along the following:

Announcing a program on Friday Oct 9, the annual Fall Trade Update program hosted and organized by Case Western Reserve University School of Law (with partners CITBA, American Society of International Law and Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group): "Eleventh Trade Law Fall Update: 'Trade and Customs Law & Enforcement in the Remarkable Year 2026'" (virtual program only), Free - Registration link for Zoom here; all times ET
https://case.edu/law/about/events-lectures/eleventh-trade-law-fall-update-trade-and-customs-law-enforcement-remarkable-year-2026-virtual-program-only

8:20-8:30: Introduction: Juscelino Colares, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, CWRU School of Law

8:30-9:30: Current Compliance Challenges for Global Supply Chains: forced labor tariffs; customs enforcement developments; origin rulings & non-MFN tariffs; and the often-surprising concepts of scope and circumvention in trade law - with Lawrence Friedman, John Foote, Cynthia Galvez, Luke Mathers

9:40–10:40: What's Happening on Tariff Litigation and Where Are My Refunds? State of play on IEEPA tariff refunds & challenges to tariffs under Sec. 122, 301 - with Amy Magnus, Michael Roll, Valerie Sorensen-Clark, Amy Porges

10:50-11:35: Breaking news + hot topics: with Zack Walker, Elizabeth Drake, Katherine Dobscha

11:40-12:15: Keynote roundtable on USMCA & N American auto jobs, production & growth - with Kristin Dziczek and Leila Aridi Afas

12:15-12:20: Closing remarks, The Hon. Leo Gordon, Judge, US Court of International Trade