
GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “The 2026 Automotive Trends Report: Signals Shaping U.S. Automotive Legal Priorities” features Laura Baucus. Laura is Director of Dykema’s Automotive, Mobility, and Transportation Group and founder of the firm’s Supply Chain Team. She has a unique hybrid practice that combines complex supply-chain and commercial contract litigation with supply-chain contracting and transactional work for automotive and manufacturing companies. With more than 25 years of experience, Laura advises and represents clients on procurement and disruption issues, purchase order and tooling disputes, product defects, recalls and warranty claims, cost recovery, UCC matters, and terms and conditions of purchase and sale. Representing both customers and suppliers, she brings a practical, balanced perspective to complex supply-chain challenges.
In the 11-minute Audio Interview, Ms. Baucus discusses these questions: