LILY BARON is an Associate with Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. Ms. Baron advises clients on a broad range of U.S. customs and international trade law, with a focus on customs valuation and the application of the First Sale Rule. In addition, she advises on country of origin, tariff classification, Section 232 and 301 tariffs, and Chapter 98 programs.
Ms. Baron has a proven track record of successfully assisting clients navigate penalty and liquidated damages mitigation, drawing on her previous experience as an Attorney Advisor with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings Directorate. While working at the Regulations and Rulings Directorate, Ms. Baron wrote several hundred administrative decisions in response to petitions for relief in cases involving penalties, seizures, forfeitures, and liquidated damages. Her areas of specialty included cases related to wood packaging material, the delivery of merchandise from ports without inspection or authorization, the transportation of hazardous materials, and the importation of cultural property and cannabis-related drug paraphernalia. Ms. Baron also wrote rulings in response to tariff classification protests.
After leaving Customs, Ms. Baron briefly worked for a Dallas-based firm, where she advised clients on country of origin, Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs, and tariff mitigation strategies. Earlier in her career, she worked as an analyst for an international trade consultancy and as a law clerk with the Commercial Law Development Program at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Ms. Baron holds a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law, cum laude, and a B.A., magna cum laude, in international affairs from the George Washington University.