Michelle Linderman
Solicitor & Member of Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group
Crowell & Moring
About Michelle J. Linderman
Michelle J. Linderman is a member of Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group in the firm’s London office. An English qualified solicitor with nearly 20 years of experience, Michelle advises a broad range of clients – such as international businesses, traders, ship owners, charterers, insurers, financial institutions, and energy companies – on U.K.-specific and international trade and financial sanctions; anti-money laundering regimes; anti-bribery and corruption compliance and other corporate governance and compliance issues including the U.K.’s Modern Slavery Act and the new corporate offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.
Michelle’s sanctions work includes counselling on due diligence and compliance procedures; advising on the impact of sanctions on operations and transactions; drafting and advising on sanctions clauses in contracts and insurance policies; advising on the effect of sanctions on loans, investments, and payment issues; making applications to relevant authorities for licenses and authorizations; and, advising clients in relation to sanctions-related enquiries made by United Nations Panels of Experts.
Since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Michelle has advised clients on compliance with that Act and in particular has provided guidance on development of appropriate policies and procedures; has assisted clients with drafting and updating their Anti-modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statements; and advised on the introduction of codes of conduct for dealing with third parties.
Michelle is also experienced in handling commercial disputes for a wide cross-section of clients and has considerable experience in High Court litigation and London arbitration. She has also handled litigation in a number of international jurisdictions including Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, South Africa, New York, Miami, Nevis, Jersey, and Guernsey.
About Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring was founded by 53 lawyers who left a large national firm to begin a different kind of law firm – a law firm premised on building and maintaining relationships by delivering more than skilled legal advice to its clients. They were lawyers who believed that the notion that “we’ve always done it that way” was a poor rationale for perpetuating a service model that instead should be continuously improved to serve our clients better. Because of our client-centered approach to the provision of legal services, we believe we excel at recognizing business needs, legal project management, and innovation in pricing and service models.