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Publications | March 16, 2026

Trump Tariffs Behoove Business to Plan Ahead to Reduce Cost Risk

Bloomberg Tax

Authors

Stephanie W. Wang, Jarod Stewart, Patrick F. Linehan, Joanna Griffin, Henry Legg

Overview

Stephanie Wang, Jarod Stewart, Patrick Linehan, Joanna Griffin, and Henry Legg co-authored an article that appeared in Bloomberg Tax, "Trump Tariffs Behoove Business to Plan Ahead to Reduce Cost Risk." The article examines how the Trump administration’s expanding use of tariffs has created commercial, legal, and compliance risks for US companies, forcing them to adopt more proactive supply chain, contractual, and customs‑related safeguards.

Read the article at Bloomberg Tax.

Professionals

Stephanie W. Wang
Stephanie Wang focuses her practice on international trade matters and has represented US and foreign companies across a range of industries, including the energy, steel, chemical, financial, and...

Partner

Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations, Anti-Corruption/FCPA, WTO Disputes

Jarod Stewart
Jarod Stewart is chair of Steptoe's Commercial Trials & Litigation group. He is a seasoned litigator and trial lawyer who gets the details right; is responsive; and out-briefs, out-prepares, and out-...

Partner

Commercial Trials & Litigation, Energy, Energy Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring

Patrick Linehan
Patrick F. Linehan
Patrick Linehan's diverse practice focuses on representing corporate and individual clients in internal investigations, criminal investigations/trials and civil litigation. He has handled numerous...

Partner

White-Collar Defense, Cartels & Conspiracies, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement

Joanna Griffin
Joanna Griffin
Joanna Griffin is an associate in Steptoe's international trade group, and assists clients with antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings before the US Department of Commerce and US...

Associate

Customs, Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies

Henry Legg
Henry Legg's practice focuses on commercial litigation and white-collar matters and investigations.Following his graduation from the University of Texas at Austin, Henry worked at the Texas...

Associate

Commercial Trials & Litigation

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