Lindsey P. Zirkle
Associate
Lindsey Zirkle is an associate with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm’s 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 Foley’s Washington, D.C. office.
Presentations and Publications
- Co-author: “What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Global and Reciprocal Tariffs Announcement,” Manufacturing Industry Advisor (April 3, 2025)
- Co-author: “6 Steps to Manage Tariff Risks in a Trade War,” Foley Viewpoints (February 2, 2025)
- Co-author: “What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part III): A 12-Step Plan for Coping with Tariff and Supply Chain Uncertainties,” Manufacturing Industry Advisor (January 28, 2025)
- Co-author: “What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part II): The Implications of President Trump’s “America First Trade Memorandum,” Manufacturing Industry Advisor (January 23, 2025)
- Co-author: “What Every Multinational Company Should Know about … Conducting International Internal Investigations,” Manufacturing Industry Advisor (October 9, 2024)
- Contributor, “Managed Care & the FCA: Are Courts Getting It Right?,” National Law Review (September 21, 2022)
What Every Multinational Should Know About … The New Customs Enforcement Realities (Part I): Managing Rising Bond and Collateral Requirements
What Every Multinational Should Know About … The Government’s IEEPA Federal Circuit Appeal
What Every Multinational Should Know About … The Emerging Battle Over Who Ultimately Keeps IEEPA Tariffs
What Every Multinational Should Know About … the Government’s Appeal of Judge Eaton’s Universal IEEPA Tariff Refunds Order (and Why It Is Claiming It Can Keep Billions of Dollars of Unlawfully Collected IEEPA Tariffs)