Michael Woods, Senior Partner at Woods, LaFortune LLP, was recently quoted in the Globe and Mail’s U.S. Accelerates Efforts to Reach TPP Agreement, an article written by Marcel Sangsari. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which includes 12 countries and covers approximately 40% of the global economy, has stirred up a lot of controversy since a draft version of the agreement was leaked to the public. Although negotiations have been slow moving, there may be new-found promise for the TPP, according to Michael Woods, “The real decider here is the Japanese. If the U.S. and Japan can get on the same page … there will be big encouragement for TPP partners to move together, fast and … you may have an agreement this summer.”
