Elizabeth (Liz) K. Lowe

Liz regularly represents companies on compliance with import and export control laws and regulations before regulatory authorities, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Liz assists clients in understanding the rapidly changing customs compliance environment, specifically with regard to the application of tariffs and potential tariff mitigation measures. She provides counsel on Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification, country-of-origin determination, and valuation. Liz has secured beneficial binding rulings on behalf of clients and submits protests where a change is needed post-entry. She assists with responses to inquiries from CBP, including CF-28 and CF-29.  She helps clients with the submission of prior disclosures and petitions to mitigate in instances where violations have occurred. Liz also has experience defending against False Claims Act (FCA) investigations involving alleged customs violations.

She advises companies on compliance with maritime and other transportation laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Shipping Act of 1984, and represents companies before the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). She also assists companies with agency-required registration and license authorization. In addition, Liz has experience in drafting and reviewing contracts for logistics and transportation industry clients in all modes.

Liz works on import compliance matters such as disclosures, ruling requests, classification and country-of-origin analyses, petitions to mitigate, and protests. She advises clients on trade policy and related matters. She has advised clients on international transactional matters, and regarding compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).