Legal and Regulatory
Protecting Against the Impact of 2025 Tariffs on Construction Costs
What contractors need to know about the flux state of tariffs before the 90-day pause ends.
By Luke Cantrell, Maia Fleischman, Linda A. Klein, Mark Mercante and P. Lee Smith
April 9, 2025
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Legal and Regulatory
by Luke Cantrell
Luke Cantrell is an attorney at law firm Baker Donelson who represents clients in all aspects of construction law and disputes, as well as in general business litigation matters. He can be reached at lcantrell@bakerdonelson.com.
by Maia Fleischman
by Linda A. Klein
Linda A. Klein is a senior managing shareholder at Baker Donelson and is a past president of the American Bar Association. Her practice includes most types of business dispute prevention and resolution, internal investigations, contract law, professional liability, and risk and crisis management. She can be reached at lklein@bakerdonelson.com.
by Mark Mercante
Mark Mercante is co-chair of Baker Donelson's Construction Group. He has experience representing owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals in all aspects of construction. Based in New Orleans, he can be reached at mmercante@bakerdonelson.com.
by P. Lee Smith
Lee Smith, leader of Baker Donelson's International Trade and National Security practice, advises clients on matters involving export controls, customs compliance, trade remedy investigations, trade policy, market access and free trade agreement interpretation. leesmith@bakerdonelson.com.
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