Lindsay Bernsen Wardlaw

Lindsay Bernsen Wardlaw

Lindsay Bernsen Wardlaw is the founder of Wardlaw Trade Law, a boutique U.S. trade law practice focused on providing practical export controls, sanctions, antiboycott and customs compliance advice to multinational companies. She is also an adjunct law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where she teaches U.S. export control and sanctions law. At Wardlaw Trade Law, Lindsay counsels her clients on their day-to-day compliance questions and also represents them before key trade regulators, managing voluntary disclosures, investigations, licensing, classification, and transactional due diligence and helping them build business-friendly compliance programs that address their real-world operations. Formerly, she was the Vice President of Trade Advisory Services at Amalie Trade Compliance Consulting, and an attorney at Sidley Austin and at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. Lindsay holds a B.A. in International Political Economy with a minor in Political Science from the University of Texas at Dallas. She has a J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law. She is also a Licensed Customs Broker.

Lindsay’s blog posts are not legal advice.

On: September 27, 2023     By: Lindsay Bernsen Wardlaw

The ITAR-Controlled Item You Never Knew You Had

Your exports may not appear to have a military application, but they could still be controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations due to ITAR’s “see-through” rule. When an ITAR-controlled part is placed in your dual-use item, licensing restrictions could apply. And you might be surprised by some of the items that are considered defense articles.

On: August 9, 2023     By: Lindsay Bernsen Wardlaw

When U.S. Controls Apply to Your Non-U.S. Product: Understanding De Minimis Rules

If your product contains more than a de minimis amount of U.S.-origin content, or if your product is made in a facility using equipment that was produced using U.S. know-how, you may need a U.S. export license—even if production and shipment occur completely outside the U.S. Learn how to conduct a de minimis assessment to determine if these rules apply to your product.

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