Two former CBP officials, Teresa Halpin and Rick Lawlor, have joined KPMG as directors of the firm's trade enforcement and advisory services practice, Andrew Siciliano, KPMG's trade and customs global practice lead, announced on LinkedIn. Halpin joins the firm after over 36 years at CBP, most recently working as the New York field director for CBP's Office of Trade Regulatory Audit. Lawlor comes to KPMG after over 33 years at the agency, most recently working as a field director, where he managed nine audit branches across the East Coast.

Serena Tang, who recently left her position as a trial attorney at the Federal Maritime Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance (see 2509290029), is joining law firm Husch Blackwell, she announced on LinkedIn Oct. 14.

Carrie Owens, former director of enforcement operations at CBP, has joined Kelley Drye as a partner in the international trade practice group, the firm announced. She will serve as co-chair of Kelley Drye's customs practice. Owens joins the private sector after two decades in federal government service, which began in 2005 when she started at the Commerce Department as a senior attorney. She went to CBP in 2010 as a branch chief and supervising attorney before being elevated to director in 2016.