Michelle Linderman

Partner at Van Bael & Bellis

Speaker

With more than a decade of experience advising clients on international trade sanctions and over 25 years as a lawyer, Michelle Linderman is well-placed to provide the commercial, practical, and strategic guidance needed to navigate the complex world of trade sanctions and export controls. Her experience includes advising a broad cross-section of clients, including traders, ship owners, charterers, insurers, financial institutions, manufacturers, luxury goods brands, and energy companies on UK and EU trade and financial sanctions. This work involves counseling 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 regarding sanctions-related inquiries made by various United Nations Panels of Experts.

She also advises on anti-bribery and corruption, modern slavery, and anti-money laundering.