Elizabeth (Liz) K. Lowe

Liz's work spans voluntary self-disclosures, inquiries from and advocacy before federal agencies, compliance training, licensing, and contract review. She 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 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.

As part of her focus on maritime and transportation laws and regulations, Liz advises on compliance with the Shipping Act of 1984 and represents companies before the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). She also assists 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 also supports clients in navigating import compliance matters such as disclosures, ruling requests, classification and country-of-origin analyses, petitions to mitigate, and protests. She has advised clients on international transactional matters and compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).