Supply Chain Agreements and USMCA: Rules of Origin Requirements, Labor Enforcement, De Minimis Levels, Sunset Clause

Mr. Glick is co-chair of the International Trade and Customs Specialty Team. He has extensive experience in the areas of international trade and customs law. Mr. Glick has recently written a book entitled “United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) Legal and Business Implications” (Kluwer Law, Nov 2020) handled major international trade cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Court of International Trade, including numerous antidumping and countervailing duty cases, and unfair trade practice investigations under section 232 (national security) and 337 (intellectual property) of the trade laws. In addition, Mr. Glick has handled cases arising under the U.S. Customs laws involving classification, valuation, country of origin marking and customs fraud, and gray market and supply chain security issues (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism).

Mr. Lopez is the Counsel for International Trade at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C. Previously, he served as Deputy Legal Counsel for International Trade at the Ministry of Economy in Mexico City. For over ten years Mr. Lopez has appeared as counsel for the Government of Mexico in investment treaty arbitrations under the NAFTA and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) signed by Mexico. He has also counseled Mexico in the negotiation of BITs and Free Trade Agreements, like the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) and the USMCA where he provided legal advice in the negotiation of the investment and government procurement chapters, and other disciplines like energy.