Companies in Canada and the United States are moving forward to advance electric mobility and its promises for a cleaner economy. Birgit Matthiesen speaks with Daniel Breton, President and CEO of Electric Mobility Canada.

In this inaugural episode of ArentFox Schiff’s Consumer Product Industry Group’s podcast series, the Group’s co-leaders Michelle Mancino Marsh and Lynn Fiorentino discuss the potential implications of California’s latest proposed changes to the Proposition 65 short-form warnings currently used on all types of consumer products sold in California.

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Is Canada ready for the EV boom? Can it lead? And will the USMCA create the regional hub envisioned by negotiators?

Join Birgit Matthiesen as she talks trade policy with Flavio Volpe, the President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers of Canada.

Mexico is an attractive trade destination because of trade policies and agreements, a global manufacturing base, and regimes like the maquiladora export promotion program. Still, USMCA has brought many challenges dealing with enhanced rules of origin, certification of origin, and compliance audits. We also discuss Chinese offshoring of finish manufacturing (“nearshoring” to the US), brought on during COVID, in industries such as automotive, domestic appliances, fiber optics, and electronics, and how Mexican businesses react to global sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

With Washington's latest investment in electric mobility for public transportation, Birgit Matthiesen and Antonio J. Rivera talk with Steve Griffith, Senior Industry Director of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), about what NEMA vehicle components manufacturers need to know.

WorldSmart: The Extraordinary Sanctions Against Russia - What Happens Next? by ArentFox Schiff LLP

National HGPII Co-Coordinators Phil English and Byron Dorgan joined HGPII Forum Executive Director Oliver Spurgeon to discuss highlights from the 2021 annual report.

Podcast Highlights

Problems facing the healthcare supply chain today

Solutions that Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) have provided to organizations in the healthcare industry during the pandemic

Public concerns about GPOs

In this installment of the Five Questions, Five Answers podcast, Birgit Matthiesen, Antonio J. Rivera, and James Kim invite Steve Christensen, the executive director of the Responsible Battery Coalition, to discuss how the USMCA impacts the North American battery industry.

Highlights of the conversation include:

What the Responsible Battery Coalition is and what it aims to accomplish

The definition of a responsible battery

The general provisions of the USMCA, its benefits, and its risks

The Remanufacture Provision and how it works

Other regulatory international issues companies in the battery industry should be mindful of

In this WorldSmart podcast, Ecuadorian politician and diplomat Ivonne Baki joins Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil to discuss women in politics, fair trade agreements with Ecuador, and the art of diplomacy.

Highlights of the conversation include:

Women leadership in diplomacy

How to develop modernized and fair trade agreements between countries

Increasing national security via fair trade agreements

What it means to be a politician for the people

Rising tensions between Washington and Beijing have had significant impacts on international trade in the form of US 301 Tariffs on a wide range of imports. In this episode, Birgit Matthiesen and Leah Scarpelli highlight what businesses need to know.

Highlights of the conversation include:

Do these 301 tariffs apply to all products entering the United States?

Can an importer request an exemption or waiver of these duties, and if so, under what conditions and how?

Do the tariffs apply to products with inputs or components from China that were assembled and exported from elsewhere?

Is the 301 tariff applied at the time of import separate and apart from other tariffs?

What can we expect in 2022?