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Luke Sobota to speak at the General Counsel Summit US 2025

Events 2nd September 2025

Luke Sobota will speak at the General Counsel Summit US on Tuesday, 16 September 2025 at 2:05 pm EST hosted by The Economist.

Luke will speak on the panel titled “Friend today, foe tomorrow: Trump, trade and tariffs,” which will explore how companies and legal departments can adapt to a volatile global trade landscape. The discussion will address best practices for structuring supply chain agreements, anticipating the impact of tariffs, and ensuring compliance in a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment.

Luke will speak alongside Shiv O’Neill (Elanco), Daniel Zinn (OTC Markets Group), and Matthew Dornauer (Heineken). The session will be moderated by Charlotte Howard (The Economist).

To learn more or register, click here: https://events.economist.com/general-counsel-us/agenda/

ABOUT LUKE SOBOTA

A founding partner of Three Crowns, Luke represents private and sovereign clients in some of their largest and most important commercial and investor-State arbitrations, including the successful prosecution of one of the largest ICC cases in history. He also has more than 25 years of experience litigating international issues in US courts. Luke’s cases span a variety of sectors, including, energy, technology, aerospace, financial, and construction. He is active in pro bono matters, including work for Equality Now and the Penobscot Nation.

Luke is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law.  He is also a member of the SIAC Board and a Vice President of the ITA’s Executive Committee.  Among other publications, Luke is the co-author with former ICJ President Stephen Schwebel of International Arbitration: Three Salient Problems (2nd edition, Cambridge University Press 2020), and with Professor Charles Kotuby of General Principles of Law and International Due Process (Oxford University Press 2017).