Industries

• Finance
• Manufacturing
  • Consumable Goods
  • Mobility
  • Supply Chain

Practices

• Corporate Law
  • Trade & Foreign Law

Biography

Katie is a member of the International Trade Service Team, with a particular concentration on import and export matters. Her practice focuses on helping clients conduct their international business operations in a manner consistent with Federal and State Regulations.

On the import side, Katie counsels clients on compliance with U.S. Customs regulations, including classification and valuation of products. She has assisted clients with both protesting Customs decisions and submitting Prior Disclosures to Customs of discovered violations. She has also helped clients develop proactive programs to take advantage of beneficial U.S. Customs programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), the “First Sale” mechanism, and free and reduced tariff trade programs such as the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

In regard to exports, Katie assists clients with obtaining necessary export licenses from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), as well as with their compliance with all other requirements under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). When companies discover violations of these requirements, Katie can assist with the filing of Voluntary Disclosures and completion of comprehensive export compliance audits to determine the scope of compliance issues. She also has experience in counseling clients on U.S. embargoes and sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC).

She earned her Bachelor of Arts at Georgetown University, where she majored in English with minors in History and Theology, and obtained a Juris Doctor at the University Kentucky School of Law where she graduated magna cum laude and earned admission to the Order of the Coif.

Katie and her husband, Josh, live in Lexington with their two dogs, Caesar and Drake. In her spare time she enjoys reading historical fiction, golfing, and spending time with family and friends.