The Legal & Taxation Committee will meeton Friday, March 27, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Baker McKenzie (Avenue du Boulevard 21/1, 1210 Brussels). Many thanks to Lionel for organizing this meeting!

The session will feature a high-level update from Baker McKenzie on the recent and emerging developments relating to U.S. tariff measures and their broader implications for multinational tax and trade strategies.

Recent announcements have introduced a renewed level of complexity and uncertainty into global trade and supply chain planning. Given the scale of these measures and their potential to impact effective tax rates, cash flow positioning, transfer pricing models and customs governance, we believe it is particularly important for tax, customs and finance leaders to have a clear, balanced and forward-looking view of the evolving landscape.

During this session, we will explore address the following questions:

•  What has occurred to date, and why it matters from a tax, trade and governance perspective;

•  What guidance has and has not emerged from the U.S. Supreme Court, and how this informs risk assessment;

•  Whether and to what extent refund opportunities may exist under the IEEPA framework;

•  How the current legal and policy environment is likely to evolve, and what signals tax leaders should be monitoring;

•  Whether we are witnessing the closing chapter of the Trump era tariff strategy or the beginning of a new cycle of trade intervention; and

•  The broader economic and fiscal implications for multinational groups operating across integrated supply chains.

We look forward to welcoming you to what we expect to be a timely Legal & Tax discussion.

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