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    November 5, 2024

    SMU Community Chat: Leibowitz talks trade, tariffs, and changing world order

    Written by Laura Miller

    Last week’s Community Chat with international trade attorney and regular SMU columnist Lewis Leibowitz was packed full of valuable perspectives on trade topics near and dear to the steel industry.

    The conversation between the veteran trade lawyer and SMU Managing Editor Michael Cowden touched on the coated steel trade case, tariffs, USMCA, global instability, the election, and what wins for each presidential candidate would mean for steel.

    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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