Former partners at Crowell & Moring and Ashurst have joined European firm Van Bael & Bellis's growing London-based International Trade practice, the firm announced. Michelle Linderman, formerly at Crowell, joins as a partner whose practice will center on "UK-specific and cross-border sanctions, the UK Modern Slavery Act, export controls, and cybersecurity issues," among other issues in international trade and sanctions. Joining her is Ross Denton, former head of International Trade at Ashurst, as senior counsel. His practice will key in on "export controls, sanctions, customs and trade remedies, as well as cartels, state aid/subsidy control and foreign direct investment control."

Mayer Brown added former DOJ attorney Adam Hickey as a partner. Hickey, previously deputy assistant attorney general in DOJ’s National Security Division, will focus on sanctions, export controls and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., among other issues, the firm said this week.

Caitrin McKiernan, former attorney with Shearman & Sterling, joined Steptoe & Johnson's Hong Kong and New York offices as a partner in its Investigations and White-Collar Defense Practice. McKiernan's practice will center on "multijurisdictional compliance reviews and internal investigations, crafting compliance policies, providing proactive compliance counseling, and leading interactive compliance training," the firm said. McKiernan also will aid companies seeking to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, economic sanctions and export controls, the firm said.