03/06/2026
TARIFFS, TARIFFS, TARIFFS! The rules of cross-border dealmaking just changed. Again. ⚡
The U.S. Supreme Court killed IEEPA tariffs. Section 122 stepped in — with a 150-day clock. July 1 CUSMA review is locked in. And every M&A deal signed today may close in a completely different trade environment.
If you’re a Canadian company, a director, an investor, or a deal lawyer — this affects you.
My latest piece cuts through the noise:
🔹 The post-IEEPA tariff landscape — what actually replaced it
🔹 What’s really at stake in the CUSMA review (hint: it’s not termination)
🔹 How to draft MAC clauses that hold up in a tariff environment
🔹 Where R&W insurance is quietly leaving buyers exposed
🔹 Multi-jurisdictional FDI: CFIUS, Investment Canada Act & UK NSI Act
🔹 Why the lumber sector’s playbook is the blueprint for every industry
This is the most consequential period for Canada-U.S. trade in a generation. The companies that structure for it now will be the ones that come out ahead.
📖 Published on Mondaq. Syndicated on Bloomberg Law, LexisNexis, Dow Jones, Thomson Reuters, Westlaw, and Wolters Kluwer.
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