Julie Bédard

Our annual survey provides updates on significant legal reforms affecting arbitration in jurisdictions in North and South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as discussions of major court rulings around...more On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, holding that he lacked the authority he claimed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)....more The evolving U.S. tariff regime under President Donald Trump has had and likely will continue to have profoundly impacts on commercial contracts. Commercial actors are evaluating their contractual commitments to determine the...more In the inaugural issue of this newsletter, we examine significant developments, court rulings and trends to watch in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States....more