The long road to a new North American trade deal continues to promise plenty of work for lawyers, especially now that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has been signed into law.

After many months of tedious negotiations, the U.S. Senate approved the USMCA on Jan. 16 and President Donald Trump signed it into law Wednesday, paving the way for a pact to replace the decades-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Pending approval by Canada, the trade accord could enter into force as soon as this summer.