The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law is hosting a midyear meeting for the International Labor and Employment Law Committee May 1st-5th, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Attorneys and thought leaders from around the world will gather to inform and educate on a wide-array of Labor and Employment topics over the course of 5 days.
Procopio Partner Tyler Paetkau will moderate on the topic of Trade Agreements, Trade Barriers and Trade Wars: What Do They Mean for Workers? The discussion addresses the current era of trade wars and tariff complicated by supply chain issues and how this has led to changes, as evidenced by NAFTA moving to USMCA and China, and its issues with the Xinjang region. At the same time, BREXIT means changing trade relationships for Great Britain and Europe. The panel will explore the implications of these developments on workers, employers and trade unions in these various regions of the world. Panelists include Allison Gill, Global Labor Justice, Washington D.C., Hugo Hernández-Ojeda Alvírez, Hogan Lovells, Mexico City, Mexico, and Michael McCartney, Fladgate LLP, London, United Kingdom.
The ABA will seek 15.75 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states and 18.9 hours of CLE credit for this program in 50-
minute states including 1 hour of ethics credit in 60-minute states and 1.2 hours of ethics credit in 50-minute states. Credit
hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Visit...
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