Michelle J. Linderman is a member of Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group in the firm’s London office.
An English qualified solicitor with over 20 years of experience, Michelle advises clients – such as international businesses, traders, ship owners, charterers, insurers, financial institutions, and energy companies – on U.K.-specific and cross-border sanctions, including matters that concern national and international trade and financial sanctions. She also works closely with colleagues in the Privacy and Cybersecurity, Insurance and Reinsurance, and Litigation and Trial groups.
Michelle counsels clients on compliance with EU and U.K. sanctions legislation; U.K. anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws and regulations; the U.K. Modern Slavery Act; export controls; data privacy and cybersecurity issues. This work includes devising compliance policies and procedures; advising on enforcement and investigation proceedings; conducting internal investigations; and responding to government enquiries.
Michelle also has significant experience handling complex commercial disputes including fraud for a wide cross-section of clients including ship owners, charterers, P&I insurers, traders, insurers, and others. Her experience includes handling a wide variety of disputes arising from maritime casualties; complex reinsurance and insurance litigation; fraud litigation; and general commercial litigation and arbitration. She has considerable experience in English High Court litigation and London arbitration and has also handled litigation in a number of international jurisdictions including Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, South Africa, New Zealand, New York, Miami, Nevis, Jersey, and Guernsey.
Michelle regularly publishes articles on the impact of EU sanctions, both in traditional media and online. She also speaks at industry events on sanctions, anti-bribery, and corruption and other compliance and regulatory issues with a particular focus on the maritime and (re)insurance industries.
Before joining Crowell & Moring, Michelle was a partner and the Global Head of Sanctions at Ince & Co’s London office.She was seconded to Ince & Co's Hong Kong office from 2001 to 2004.
Representative Matters
- Advice to various ship owners / managers regarding compliance with sanctions; legality of proposed orders and how to protect their positions.
- Advising client regarding participation in LNG project in Russia and impact of sanctions on chartering and construction of vessel for the project.
- Advice to shipping company in relation to feeder operations and compliance with sanctions.
- Advising Asia-based banks on sanctions risks and potential issues during the course of ship finance transactions, including drafting and advising on appropriate sanctions clauses.
- Advising ship owners and managers preparing to re-enter the Iranian market on their commercial contracts and risk issues arising pending the lifting of EU sanctions and following the lifting of EU sanctions.
- Advising tech client on attorney-client / litigation privilege in cross-border data breach investigation.
- Advising tech client on interactions with U.K. National Crime Agency and other State authorities following cyber attack by foreign state actor.
- Advising on compliance policy and procedure best practice for various clients.
- Advising insurance / reinsurance companies on compliance with sanctions and devising sanctions policies and procedures.
- Conducting sanctions; anti-bribery and corruption; data privacy; and other compliance audits for a broad spectrum of clients.
- Conducting complex fraud litigation in the English High Court and other jurisdictions.
- Work with leading technology consultants to develop cybersecurity/data breach response initiative.
- Advising insurance client on potential breaches of UK Bribery Act and internal investigation in relation to same.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: Solicitor, England and Wales; Solicitor, Hong Kong
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member, South African Maritime Law Association
Speeches & Presentations
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"The Potential Effects of Brexit on U.K. Sanctions Law and How Compliance Officers Can Prepare For the Switch," SanctionsAlert.com Webinar
(September 13, 2018).
Presenter: Michelle J. Linderman.
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"Bribery and corruption, money laundering, and sanctions: understanding financial crime risks and their impact on shipping," 2018 MLA AGM, Franschhoek, South Africa
(September 1, 2018).
Presenters: Michelle J. Linderman and Cari N. Stinebower.
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"Sanctions in Year Two of the Trump administration: Russia, Iran, North Korea, and beyond," Trade in 2018 - What's Ahead?, Webinar
(April 19, 2018).
Presenters: Cari N. Stinebower, Michelle J. Linderman and David (Dj) Wolff.
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"Supply chain risk management: blockchain, forced labor, the U.K. Modern Slavery Act, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)," Trade in 2018 - What's Ahead?, Webinar
(April 19, 2018).
Presenters: Michelle J. Linderman, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Maarten Stassen and Aaron Marx.
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"Europe: Brexit, the EU’s 4th AML Directive, and the EU/U.K. AML enforcement," Trade in 2018 - What's Ahead?, Webinar
(April 19, 2018).
Presenters: Michelle J. Linderman and Charles De Jager.
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"Investigations 201: Protecting the Attorney Client Privilege in Cross-Border Investigations," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(September 26, 2017).
Presenters: Janet Levine, Michelle J. Linderman, and Gail D. Zirkelbach.
Publications
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"EU Announces Plans to Mitigate the Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Iran," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(May 18, 2018).
Authors: Michelle J. Linderman and Alexander Rosen.
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"Natural Disasters – Dealing with the New Normal," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2018
(February 2018).
Contributors: Richard Lehfeldt, Laura Foggan, and Michelle Linderman.
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"U.K. Revises Value of Suspected 2017 Sanctions Breaches From £117 Million to £1.4 Billion," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(February 22, 2018).
Author: Michelle J. Linderman.
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"Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers Entering Mainstream in 2018," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(January 10, 2018).
Authors: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Jenny E. Cieplak and Michelle J. Linderman
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"Sanctions Compliance as a Competitive Advantage in 2018 - The Challenge and Opportunity of Increasing Complexity," WorldECR, Issue 65
(December 2017).
Authors: David (Dj) Wolff and Michelle J. Linderman.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"The Month in International Trade – August 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(September 11, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Robert Holleyman, Robert L. LaFrankie, Spencer Toubia, Ru Xiao-Graham, Cherie Walterman, Melissa Morris, Evan Yu, Michelle J. Linderman, Adeoye O. Johnson, John B. Brew, Aaron Marx, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Alan W. H. Gourley, Paul M. Rosen, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro
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"The Month in International Trade – June 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(July 10, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, John B. Brew, Spencer Toubia, Cherie Walterman, Michelle J. Linderman, David (Dj) Wolff, Adeoye O. Johnson, Juan A. Arteaga, Olivier N. Antoine
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"OFAC Revokes Several Iran-Related Licenses to Begin the Process of Re-Imposing Certain Iran-Related Sanctions Post-JCPOA,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 28, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, David (Dj) Wolff, Adeoye O. Johnson, Michelle J. Linderman
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"The Month in International Trade – May 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 8, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Edward Goetz, Frances P. Hadfield, Cari N. Stinebower, Michelle J. Linderman, David (Dj) Wolff, Elena Klonitskaya, Christopher Monahan, Sergey Kvitkin, Carlton Greene, Alan W. H. Gourley, Erik Woodhouse, Dalal Hasan, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Jeffrey L. Poston, Jeane A. Thomas, Peter B. Miller, Maarten Stassen, Frederik Van Remoortel, Eduardo Mathison, John B. Brew
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"The Month in International Trade – April 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(May 2, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Edward Goetz, Frances P. Hadfield, Cari N. Stinebower, Gordon McAllister, Michelle J. Linderman, John B. Brew, David (Dj) Wolff
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"The Month in International Trade – December 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 12, 2018).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Robert Holleyman, Melissa Morris, Evan Yu, Michelle J. Linderman, Amanda M. Simpson, Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, Christopher Monahan, David (Dj) Wolff, Erik Woodhouse
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"The Month in International Trade — September 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(October 9, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Robert Holleyman, Melissa Morris, Evan Yu, Amanda M. Simpson, Michelle J. Linderman, Gordon McAllister, Cari N. Stinebower, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, Cherie Walterman, Christopher Monahan
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"New U.S. and UN Sanctions Increase Pressure on Non-U.S. Persons Transacting with North Korea,"
International Trade Bulletin
(September 26, 2017).
Contacts: Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, Michelle J. Linderman, David (Dj) Wolff, Christopher Monahan
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"The Month in International Trade — July 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(August 8, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Robert Holleyman, Melissa Morris, Michelle J. Linderman, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Gordon McAllister, Alan W. H. Gourley, Cari N. Stinebower, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Mariana Pendás, Jenny E. Cieplak, John B. Brew, Aaron Marx
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"The Month in International Trade — June 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(July 10, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Michelle J. Linderman, Gordon McAllister, Edward Norman, John Laird, Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, David (Dj) Wolff, Melissa Morris, Ian A. Laird, John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra, Eduardo Mathison, Robert Holleyman, Robert L. LaFrankie
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