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Lindsey P. Zirkle

Associate

Lindsey Zirkle is an associate with 麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm鈥檚 Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice Group. Her practice encompasses a range of government enforcement matters, including regulatory compliance, internal investigations, and defense against civil and criminal enforcement actions. Lindsey represents companies and individuals in investigations involving the False Claims Act (FCA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and other federal enforcement regimes, including matters led by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). She also represents companies in antidumping investigations and other trade proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).

Lindsey regularly advises clients on complex international trade and regulatory issues, including dual-use export controls (EAR), arms control regulations (ITAR), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) compliance. She also has experience advising clients on securities-related matters, including regulatory inquiries and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement investigations into alleged securities law violations. In addition, Lindsey has conducted several internal investigations for professional sports leagues, further expanding her experience in sensitive, high-stakes investigative matters.

While in law school, Lindsey worked as a student attorney for the Georgetown Law Domestic Violence Clinic, where she directly represented survivors of domestic violence in Temporary Protection Order and Civil Protection Order proceedings in the District of Columbia Superior Court. She also served as a summer associate in 麻豆直播鈥檚 Washington, D.C. office.

September 2, 2026 Upcoming Events

2026 International Trade & Supply Chain Webinar Blitz

Two-part webinar on tariff policy shifts, IEEPA refunds, trade disputes, and supply chain strategies.
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August 20, 2026 Tariff & International Trade Resource

What Every Multinational Should Know About 鈥 Conducting a Sell-Side Contracts Review for Compliance Risk

Regulators increasingly look to customer-facing arrangements to assess whether compliance expectations are embedded in commercial reality. Sell-side contracts shape pricing behavior, market access, use of intermediaries, data flows, export and sanctions exposure, tariff pass-through, and post-sale obligations.
July 24, 2026

What Every Multinational Should Know About 鈥 Conducting International Regulatory Compliance Self-Checks

For multinational companies, today鈥檚 compliance challenge is not merely the number of applicable regulations but the pace of regulatory change, geographic fragmentation, and rising expectations from regulators, investors, financial institutions, and business partners.
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July 21, 2026

What Every Multinational Should Know About 鈥 The DOJ Escalation of Customs and Tariff Enforcement

Three recent developments point to a marked escalation in U.S. customs and trade enforcement.
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July 15, 2026

What Every Multinational Should Know About 鈥 The New Customs Enforcement Realities (Part IV): Ten Dubious Tariff-Saving 鈥淥pportunities鈥 Every Importer Should Avoid

The Trump administration鈥檚 new tariff initiatives are reshaping the customs compliance landscape. Higher tariff rates and new customs requirements are increasing customs bond requirements, new executive actions are signaling a more aggressive enforcement posture, and importers face a growing likelihood of audits, investigations, and other enforcement activity. Together, these developments are creating what may be described as the new customs enforcement reality.
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July 15, 2026

What Every Multinational Should Know About 鈥 The New Customs Enforcement Realities (Part III): The Increasing Enforcement Activity of the Department of Justice

The landscape of tariff enforcement is intensifying, creating significant compliance, financial, and operational challenges for importers. We now proceed to analyze the impact of the new focus of the Department of Justice on tariff underpayments, which further increases the risk of importing.