Elizabeth Lowe is an associate in Venable's Regulatory Practice Group with a focus on international trade and customs, maritime, and antitrust issues.
Ms. Lowe regularly represents companies on their compliance with import and export control laws and regulations before regulatory authorities such as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the International Trade Commission, Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Ms. Lowe has worked on import matters such as disclosures to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ruling requests and protests. Ms. Lowe has advised clients on international transactional matters, as well as compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Ms. Lowe advises companies on their compliance with maritime laws and regulations, including, but not limited to the Shipping Act of 1984, and represents companies before the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). She assists companies in their registration and license authorization needs as required by the Federal Maritime Commission. She also has experience in drafting and reviewing contracts for ocean transportation industry clients.
Additionally, Ms. Lowe assists clients with regulatory compliance, civil government antitrust investigations, and antitrust litigation before the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and other federal and state agencies and courts.
Industries
Maritime
Transportation and Transportation Infrastructure
Memberships
Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Bar Association
Society for International Affairs
Propeller Club of Washington, D.C.
Publications
March 2012, Will CBP's Proposed New Rules for In-Bond Transportation Affect Your Operations?
Ashley W. Craig, Lindsay B. Meyer, Elizabeth K. Lowe
International Trade Alert
November 2011, California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (SB 657)
Ashley W. Craig, Richard J. Frey, Lindsay B. Meyer, Robert L. Waldman, Thomas D. Washburne, Jr., Elizabeth K. Lowe, Matthew D. Taggart
Client Alerts