The Trump Administration unceremoniously withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership among 12 Pacific Rim nations before the pact was even officially born. Along with it went the potential for key protections of American intellectual property rights.

Michael Bloomquist, legislative and government affairs partner with the law firm of Venable LLP, discusses the politics of, and prospects for, passage of the $1 trillion-plus infrastructure proposal put forth by the Biden Administration.

Laura Fraedrich, global trade and policy attorney with Lowenstein Sandler LLP, explains why the United States and European Union set aside their bitter and longstanding dispute over aerospace subsidies.

Craig Bailey, associate principal for strategy and business transformation with The Hackett Group, Inc., details how the COVID-19 pandemic affected working capital, inventory levels, corporate debt and payments to suppliers during 2020.