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Apr 15, 2025
Impact of US policy on the rest of the world
Following the election of Donald Trump as president for a second term, criminal cases against him have been dismissed. Global Insight assesses the implications for rule of law in the US.
The state of international law under the new Trump era
Feb 05, 2026
Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of a speech he made on 6 Jan 2021 has raised legal and ethical questions, and has brought into focus potential chilling effects on freedom of speech.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Jul 23, 2025
The US judiciary is facing unprecedented pressure as President Trump asserts executive dominance.
How closely are North America’s energy policies and goals intertwined? Will differences precipitate a divorce? Will sustainable alternatives become a casualty? And how are energy companies and lawyers addressing the changes? We will explore all of these topics and more in this session.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Sep 10, 2019
Podcast: Growing tensions between the world's major powers present new dangers to the global order and the rule of law, says leading American diplomat Richard Haass.
Speaking exclusively to IBA Global Insight, the President of the Council on Foreign Relations assesses the fault lines in international affairs and the Trump's administration's disruptive approach to diplomacy.
The Trump administration’s reported suspension of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement has sparked debate over the future of global anti-corruption efforts.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Asia Conference
The Trump administration has transformed the federal courts with unprecedented speed, largely by ignoring widely accepted norms for judicial appointments. The question now is what the response should be, in order to protect the rule of law.
The Trump administration’s aggressive use of tariffs under national security and unfair trade justifications disrupted global trade flows, redrew supply chains and exposed legal vulnerabilities in overdependent economies.
Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference - The leading-edge lawyer: Integrating technology, deciphering trends, and embracing ESG-driven transformative learning
Feb 25, 2025
Donald Trump’s second term as US President has already introduced a raft of changes. In-House Perspective assesses the key regulatory implications for multinational businesses and their in-house counsel.
May 30, 2024
The trial of Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records to cover hush money payments has now concluded.
In October 2022, Woodward did something he’d never done before; he released the complete recordings of his 20 interviews with Donald Trump in audiobook form titled, The Trump Tapes.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Feb 21, 2017
Podcast - President Trump & Executive Power.
The President's controversial use of executive orders goes too far, says former Deputy Assistant US Attorney General, John Yoo, in this exclusive interview.
- best jurisdictions (fact vs fiction): Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the UK;
- general anti-avoidance rules (GAARs) and specific anti-avoidance rules (SAARs) in the holding company context;
- substance requirements: update on Unshell and domestic substance requirements in the UAE and US; and
- US developments: treaty structures, status of the Trump tax reform and its impact on holding companies and the effect of Pillar 2.
14th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference
Nov 11, 2016
David Scheffer, Juan Mendez and Cori Crider express their concerns over what a Trump Presidency could mean for #human rights and rule of law.
A fast-paced update on new immigration policies on temporary visas, permanent residence options and hot topics including:
- New US immigration policy changes as a result of the November 2024 US presidential election (Harris vs Trump)
- Canada immigration update
- Mexico immigration update
- Current leading strategies to obtain temporary work visas
- Update on the latest developments on permanent residence options for professionals and skilled workers based on employer sponsorship, self-sponsorship or investment
- A look ahead at possible changes in Canadian, Mexican and US immigration policies in 2025 and beyond
11th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
Sep 29, 2025
Refusal to release files relating to the Department of Justice’s investigation of notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein has become a crisis for the President.
The panel will discuss:
- the impact of geopolitical uncertainty on governance generally and how boards have had to evolve during such times of crisis;
- how the recent political shift following President Trump’s re-election has led to significant changes in the landscape of DEI initiatives; and
- how these external factors are influencing corporate strategy and how stakeholder influence is shifting.
10th Annual Corporate Governance Conference
May 14, 2025
The Trump administration has executed a wide-ranging crackdown on freedom of speech by targeting student protestors, lawyers and the press.
IBA Global Insight Feb/March 2017 - A few hours after last year’s Brussels terror attacks, Donald Trump was asked what he had to say about international law. ‘I would say,’ he responded,’ that the eggheads who came up with this international law should turn on their television and watch CNN.’
Pro bono efforts in the US during the Trump administration (and in some instances continuing through today) were at times frustrated with respect to the resettlement of Central American asylum seekers and refugees (in many instances involving children) as some law firms avoid taking “political” stances on these issues within their pro bono programs.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Sep 24, 2025
The approach to international institutions, cooperation and development from the current US administration has significant implications for areas such as soft power and global justice.
Prior to LVMH initially pulling out in September 2020 of its US$ 16n,2 billion takeover of Tiffany (initially announced in November 2019) invoking a French government order following a spat between the Trump administration and France over tariffs on luxury goods, L Brands Inc. and Sycamore Partners had litigated before agreeing ultimately in May 2020 to cancel the take private of Victoria Secret.
38th IBA International Financial Law Conference
Feb 04, 2025
Donald Trump’s second term as president may well represent a turning point in the international role of the US. Global Insight assesses the implications.
Oct 31, 2023
This podcast discusses these issues and assesses the impact of Trump's legal troubles on his support base, ultimately asking what this means for American democracy.
A survey of current temporary visa and permanent immigration options and Hot Topics including:
- New immigration policies of the Biden Administration
- Work visa options including H-1, L-1, E, O-1, TN and other categories
- Strategies to remediate legacy processing delays and restrictive policies of the anti-immigration Trump Era
- Canada immigration update
- Mexico immigration update
- A look ahead at possible changes in US and Canadian immigration policies in 2023 and beyond
10th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
The lurid revelations have highlighted just how debased Western political and business culture have become. By tracking Paul Manafort’s trial and guilty plea, Global Insight highlights what needs to change, from abuse of shell companies to prosecuting kleptocrats.
Background
Before moving to Mexico, Natalie worked on The Times business desk in New York, covering everything from the Boeing 737 Max crashes to pregnancy discrimination to the economy under President Donald J. Trump. She previously worked as a reporter at Bloomberg and The Los Angeles Times.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
The international trade community is scrambling to recover and re-orient itself from the second Trump Administration's chaotic trade policy.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Sep 25, 2025
In February, the Trump administration paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and has since shifted to an ‘America First’ approach.
Table moderators: Sophie Gabillot, Christophe Rapin
Topic 2:
Trump tariffs and new trade deals
Exploring new trade deals like EU–Mercosur and UK-USA
Table moderators: Horacio A Lopez-Portillo, Riccardo Giorgio Cajola, Dalton James Albrecht
Topic 3:
Navigating the impact of the tariff war on commercial contracts
The “tariff war”, whereby tariffs are imposed by the US on different countries and whereby some countries have also imposed tariffs on the US, brings uncertainty to commercial contracts especially as the tariffs are changing by the day.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Jun 02, 2025
The second Trump administration is waging a war on the administrative state. Nearly 300,000 planned job cuts across 27 agencies have led to a raft of lawsuits.
Dec 04, 2023
Former US President Donald Trump is facing four criminal prosecutions and a civil fraud trial while running for re-election. Global Insight assesses the implications for the rule of law.
Oct 03, 2023
Former US President Donald Trump is leading in public opinion polls for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. Despite his criminal indictments, there’s nothing preventing Trump from running – at least not legally.
Oct 03, 2023
Former US President Donald Trump is leading in public opinion polls for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. Despite his criminal indictments, there’s nothing preventing Trump from running – at least not legally.
In February the US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump had exceeded his authority in using emergency powers to introduce sweeping tariffs without congressional approval.
A comprehensive compendium of IBA coverage of Trump’s presidency (2017-2021)
Dec 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump’s recent behaviour has reopened the question of his fitness for office.
Mar 06, 2025
Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video promoting his controversial vision to take over Gaza and transform it into a Mediterranean resort
In February, President Trump authorized the release of a controversial memo by the Republican House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes. The memo attacked the FBI for allegedly relying mainly and surreptitiously on Democrat-funded private intelligence to set in motion the Russia investigation. The President also tried, unsuccessfully, to block the release of the House Democrats’ rebuttal stating that the FBI disclosed the partisan source of its information, and had significant independent bases for su
In his first speech on foreign policy in April 2016, then presidential candidate Donald Trump focused mostly on one region and one ‘enemy’; the Middle East and ‘radical Islam’. In his campaign rhetoric, Trump did not chart a clear path for a policy for the region. Instead, he sent so many conflicting signals that many in the region didn’t know what to make of it. His win in November and subsequent inauguration as President has done nothing to ease that confusion.
Feb 25, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office used strong words when, in January, it announced a new trade deal with China. ‘In a more divided and uncertain world,’ it said, Canada was working ‘with urgency and determination’ to diversify its trading relationships and ‘catalyse massive new levels of investment’.
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