Mirenda Gwin

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Mirenda Gwin is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s New York office and a member of the firm’s International Trade and Litigation groups.

In the Trade space, Mirenda focuses her practice on compliance counseling related to export controls, forced labor, and human rights laws and requirements. She also advises clients on compliance with OFAC sanctions and U.S. import and customs rules.

Mirenda’s litigation work focuses on complex multi-district litigation matters and investigations by State Attorneys General. Additionally, she has experience in tax controversy matters, business insurance disputes, and anti-terrorism litigation.

Mirenda maintains an active pro bono practice in immigration and asylum.

Prior to joining Crowell, Mirenda attended Berkeley Law, where she was a judicial extern at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, a legal extern at the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, and a graduate fellow in education law and policy at Columbia University. She volunteered with the International Refugee Assistance Program and with Kids in Need of Defense during her time in law school.

Prior to attending law school, Mirenda worked in education, including teaching English in Bulgaria as a recipient of a Fulbright grant. She previously held consulting roles at a business immigration law firm, where she specialized in the employment-based green card process.

Career & Education

    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2025
    • University of Virginia, B.A., history and media studies, 2015
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2025
    • University of Virginia, B.A., history and media studies, 2015
    • New York
    • New York

Mirenda's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 03.23.26

ACTS Survey Compliance Deadline Temporarily Extended: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know

On March 13, a Massachusetts federal district court temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from requiring higher education institutions to respond to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (“ACTS”) survey — a new data collection effort mandating that institutions disclose detailed admissions information regarding students’ race and sex to the federal government. In Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Department of Education, 1:26-cv-11229 (D. Mass.), the court extended the deadline for institutions to respond to the survey from March 18th to March 25th to allow time to consider the case....

Mirenda's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 03.23.26

ACTS Survey Compliance Deadline Temporarily Extended: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know

On March 13, a Massachusetts federal district court temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from requiring higher education institutions to respond to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (“ACTS”) survey — a new data collection effort mandating that institutions disclose detailed admissions information regarding students’ race and sex to the federal government. In Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Department of Education, 1:26-cv-11229 (D. Mass.), the court extended the deadline for institutions to respond to the survey from March 18th to March 25th to allow time to consider the case....