On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States after a campaign in which he repeatedly criticized long-standing principles of U.S. trade policy. Mr. Trump’s victory is likely to lead to a significantly different trade policy agenda for the United States – one that is generally more favorable to domestic manufacturing than any U.S. policy of the last 25 years. These changes are expected to provide significant opportunities and challenges for companies that are affected, positively or negatively, by international trade rules.

As explained further below, the following are critical issues for U.S. and multinational companies to consider going forward under a new Trump Administration...