Lawyer Brenda Swick Quoted in Law Times Article "Focus: Will NAFTA Changes Impact Canadian Companies"
In the article “Focus: Will NAFTA Changes Impact Canadian Companies?” published by Law Times, Dickinson Wright Lawyer Brenda Swick comments on the impending negotiations around the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Ms. Swick says lawyers need to be aware where NAFTA is involved in any contractual relations or provisions, such as supply contracts.
“I think normally negotiations would be a good thing, because NAFTA is over 20 years old and clearly in need of updating,” she says. “But there is a risk that the process could go off the rails, if the Trump administration continues to paint – without economic justification – NAFTA as a villain, which causes massive disruption and harm because the facts prove otherwise.”
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Ms. Swick says lawyers need to be aware where NAFTA is involved in any contractual relations or provisions, such as supply contracts.
“I think normally negotiations would be a good thing, because NAFTA is over 20 years old and clearly in need of updating,” she says. “But there is a risk that the process could go off the rails, if the Trump administration continues to paint – without economic justification – NAFTA as a villain, which causes massive disruption and harm because the facts prove otherwise.”
To read the complete article, please click here.
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