How to navigate trade tariffs: Impacts, mitigation, and future strategies

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Recent tariff and trade measures announced by the Trump Administration, along with countermeasures from major trading partners such as China and the EU, have impacted many multinational companies. These developments continue to affect earnings, market capitalization, and supply chain operations.

DLA Piper and Ernst & Young (EY) hosted a 75-minute webinar providing insights into the operational and financial implications of global tariffs on multinational businesses, along with immediate and long-term strategies for mitigation. Our panelists also addressed tax, legal, regulatory, and operational considerations, and shared frameworks for enhancing interdepartmental communication and alignment to support compliance and risk management.

Topics included:

• The current state of sector-specific tariffs, US tariffs, US trade investigations, and countermeasures from non-US trading partners
• Operational and financial implications of recent trade and tariff measures, including effects on market values and forward guidance
• Immediate actions to reduce tariff impacts, as well as tax, legal, regulatory, and operational considerations
• Strategies for rethinking future operating models and supply chain structures to improve resilience and reduce costs

This session was tailored for C-suite, legal, and tax executives. CLE credit was offered for this event.

For more information
Please contact Sarah Mattern. Please reference our resource page with related materials focused on the implications of recent tax and trade proposals.