2025 U.S.–U.K. Trade Deal: From Tariffs to Tech & Labor Standards

This program will explore the legal and policy implications of the anticipated 2025 U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement, with particular focus on its potential structure, strategic priorities, and broader geopolitical significance. The discussion will examine key aspects such as trade frameworks, regulatory alignment, and cross-border economic cooperation, as well as implications for sectors like technology, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. Additional attention will be given to how the agreement may address digital trade, labor and environmental standards, and data privacy in a post-Brexit, post-pandemic economic context. The program will also consider the role of various branches of the U.S. government in shaping, approving, and executing the agreement, and how existing tariffs, ongoing litigation, and broader trade tensions could impact both the negotiation process and the outcome. Participants will gain a nuanced understanding of the legal complexities and practical ramifications of this significant transatlantic negotiation.

Key topics to be discussed:

• What form the agreement could take
• What might be included among the content
• The role of the different branches of government in the United States in the conclusion of the agreement
• The impact of the tariffs and litigation surrounding the tariffs on the deal

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

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