On Friday, October 9, 2026, CWRU Law School hosted the 11th Annual Trade Law Fall Update, a day-long conference organized by Professor Juscelino F. Colares, Co-Director of the Cox International Law Center and co-author of “Restructuring Trade Agreements” (Wolters Kluwer, 2nd ed. 2026).
At a time when trade law is in rapid flux, the conference offered free online expert insight on the latest trade and customs issues, from new tariffs to temporary tariff truces, from new bilateral agreements to retaliatory actions, from legal challenges to the President’s authority to enforcement actions against foreign States.
Panels covered supply chain compliance, the new Section 301 forced-labor tariffs, IEEPA tariff refunds and litigation, and breaking news in the field. A Keynote Roundtable on USMCA and the North American auto industry capped the program, followed by concluding remarks from U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Leo M. Gordon. Over 130 participants attended this year’s Update.
The Update was funded by a generous grant from alumnus Richard Wortman (LAW ’87) and his firm, Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowitz Silverman & Klestadt.