CROWELL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Loses Arbitration Leader to Withers
Carlton Greene is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm's International Trade and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement groups. He provides strategic advice to clients on U.S. economic sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, export controls, and anti-corruption/anti-bribery laws and regulations. Carlton is the former chief counsel at FinCEN (the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network), the U.S. AML regulator responsible for administering the Bank Secrecy Act.
Before joining FinCEN, Carlton previously served as the assistant director for transnational threats with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), where he directed targeting and investigations for more than 15 U.S. economic sanction programs, including those related to Iran and North Korea. Carlton also served as legal counsel to OFAC on counterterrorism sanctions. Previously, he was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to advise the UN Security Council on international sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban and to lead member state visits to assess compliance. Carlton also previously served as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, where his practice included representing OFAC on sanctions issues.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Leader
- Member of the Chief Officers Team
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Certified Professional Coach
Carmen Barboza is an innovative leader who has spent over a decade dedicated to law firm Human Resources. In the role of CHRO, Carmen leads the firmwide Human Resources function including staff talent management and development, as well as firmwide benefits, well-being programming, employee relations and retention, and policy development and implementation. She also oversees our DC Office Support Services department, aligning administrative needs with our business professionals across practice groups and administrative departments.
Carmen is a certified professional coach, as well as a current member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA), and the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), Capital Chapter (ALACC). During her tenure as a member of the ALACC she served as Chair of the HR Section and as a member of the Executive Committee.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chairman of the Executive Committee / Management Board Member
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Leading International Trade Lawyer
A leading international trade lawyer with more than 30 years of experience, David Stepp provides multinational companies with strategic advice on global customs and international trade compliance matters. A trusted advisor, David helps clients navigate the legal and business challenges of operating in an increasingly contentious global business environment. He advises companies with complex global supply chains in a wide variety of industries, including electronics, automotive, aerospace, e-commerce, apparel, home improvement, agriculture, seafood, defense, medical supplies, among others.
As a member of Crowell's International Trade Group and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team, David advises companies on compliance with forced labor and human rights requirements. He has deep experience assisting companies in mapping their supply chains, including linking imported products back to their raw materials using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and other inventory management audit tools. David is highly experienced in forced labor supply chain mapping and risk assessments, and verifying due diligence efforts with on-the-ground visits to client facilities incorporating third party intelligence and audit resources. He is a thought leader and frequent speaker in the U.S. and Europe on the enforcement of national laws prohibiting forced labor and modern slavery and the development of strategies to achieve and maintain compliance.
Additionally, David regularly advises clients on international trade regulatory matters, including those related to tariff classification, valuation, country of origin marking, free trade agreements, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Program, and other compliance issues regulating the global trade in goods. He has extensive experience in conducting global customs and international trade audits, assisting clients on improving, benchmarking, and coordinating compliance programs across borders.
David spent three years in Singapore managing an international law firm's office there where he advised on Asia trade issues and developed supply chain strategies for companies to leverage their Asian manufacturing and distribution networks to minimize duties and non-tariff barriers.
David is very active and highly respected in the international trade community. He is a co-founder and former president of the Global Legal Customs Association (GLCA), an organization of leading customs practitioners from over 20 jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. David also is board member of the Northern California World Trade Center, and a member of the Foreign Trade Association of Southern California, American Association of Exporters and Importers, and the Pacific Council on International Policy. For 10 years, David was the instructor for the Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders class for students taking U.S. Customs & Broker Protection's customs broker licensing examination.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Chief Officers Team
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer
A former practicing lawyer, Don brings almost 20 years of experience to his role as Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer. In his role, Don leads the firm's talent management initiative, creating strategies and programs to maximize talent acquisition and development, improve diversity, and foster an equitable and inclusive work environment. Don oversees non-partner recruiting and professional development training and programming, including performance evaluations, non-partner compensation, and mentoring, sponsorship and coaching, ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion remain central to each of these efforts.
Don is a current member and past Chair of the Professional Development Consortium (PDC) Board of Directors and is an active member of the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) and the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals (ALFDP).
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Managing Partner
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Partner
- Concludes Term As Chair of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Board
- Executive Committee / Management Board Member
- Member of Crowell 's Executive Committee
Corporate boards and client leaders trust Ellen to advise them in their most sensitive employment matters that generate significant risk for their organizations. Whether leading a high-profile sexual harassment investigation, litigating racial or gender equity issues, responding to activist shareholder demands, or advising on the myriad issues that impact her clients' most productive talent, Ellen serves as a strategist and collaborative partner to her clients.
Ellen is a trusted advisor to clients across a range of industries, including technology, professional services, higher education, and professional services. Clients count on her judgment - based on her more than 30 years of experience counseling and litigating employment matters - in handling and resolving their most sensitive employment matters. She appreciates the importance of listening, gaining an intimate understanding of her clients' businesses, and developing holistic and creative solutions that align with their business objectives.
Ellen's substantive work extends to counseling clients across the full array of employment statutes and common law, including the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, among others. She litigates actions filed under federal and state anti-discrimination, retaliation, trade secret and related employment laws, and has extensive experience investigating Board-level issues, including sexual harassment, race and gender equity issues, code of conduct and conflict of interest issues.
Ellen has been a champion of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the firm and within the broader legal industry as chair of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.
Ellen is a member of Crowell's Executive Committee and a member of its Management Board.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Partner
- Distinguished Leader
- Executive Committee / Management Board Member
- Member of Crowell & Moring 's Management Board and Executive
Financial institutions looking for bespoke solutions to complex investment scenarios trust Jennifer Grady to structure investments in a way that mitigates risk while maximizing return. She represents investment funds, investment banks and other financial institutions in complex derivatives transactions, as well as deals involving the purchase of distressed debt, bankruptcy claims and other alternative investments.
Jennifer studies a client's investment thesis and acts as a strategic advisor in decisions about their deployment of capital. Her knowledge of investment structures and their underlying assets informs her ability to effectively anticipate issues and negotiate deals, guarding against risks related to trade execution and settlement, counterparty credit, documentation and asset valuation.
Her derivatives practice focuses on the structuring and negotiation of credit derivative transactions, including loan, bond and bankruptcy claim total return swaps, loan credit default swaps, and traditional credit default swaps in North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, she advises clients regarding other derivative products, including equity swaps and interest rate swaps, as well as the evolving regulatory treatment of derivative transactions. Jennifer also represents her financial institution clients in connection with the negotiation of ISDA master agreements, prime brokerage agreements, and related collateral support documentation. She played a critical role in creating the documentation, standards, and customs adopted by the marketplace for transacting in credit default swaps referencing loans.
Jennifer has deep experience in the secondary market for U.S. and non-U.S. loans, bankruptcy claims, and other distressed assets, and has represented multiple CLO managers in designing efficient loan review and settlement procedures. She has substantial experience in transactions involving par and distressed bank debt in the U.S. and European secondary loan markets. She also advises on financing facilities secured by complex illiquid assets, including solar renewable energy credits, marketplace loans, and derivative instruments.
Jennifer is a member of Crowell & Moring's Management Board and Executive Committee, and she is co-chair of the firm's Corporate Practice. Prior to joining the firm, she was the managing partner of Kibbe & Orbe LLP.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Chief Officers Team
- Member of the Executive Committee
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- Professionals
- Professionals / Asia
- Professionals / Education
- Professionals / Financial Services
- Professionals / Leadership
- Professionals / Practices
Crowell's lawyers and professionals in Shanghai and across the firm's U.S. offices advise multinational corporations on doing business throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and Asia-based companies on issues in the U.S., EU, and beyond. Our attorneys regularly advise on cross-border matters in industry sectors, including defense, financial services, private equity, manufacturing, retail, and transportation. We also work closely with our colleagues in C&M International's office in Singapore on government relations, public policy, and public affairs matters.
Our founders aspired to create a different kind of law firm when they launched Crowell & Moring in 1979. From those bold beginnings, our mission has been to provide our clients with the best services of any law firm in the world through a spirit of trust, respect, cooperation, collaboration, and a commitment to giving back to the communities around us.
Today, Crowell lawyers are as passionate about the firm and its role in helping clients to advance their ambitions as the firm's founding partners were 40+ years ago. Our conviction that diverse teams are the key to truly innovative thinking and outcomes is at the heart of our differentiated approach to client service. That's why many of the world's leading companies turn to us for their mission-critical needs. Drawing on significant government-facing, business, and industry experience, the firm advises clients on complex litigation, regulatory and policy, and corporate and transactional matters. Crowell & Moring partners with clients to capitalize on opportunities, mitigate risk, and deliver value based on their definition.
We are incredibly proud of the fact that we still serve many of the same clients today who have been with us from day one. Our commitment to and investment in our client relationships has guided our strategic growth. We have continued to diversify our practice mix to reflect the dynamic business environment and expanded our footprint in the U.S. and in international markets to support our global client base. In the last two years alone, we have opened offices in Doha, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Denver and joined forces with storied financial law firm Kibbe & Orbe and with Brinks Gilson & Lione, a premier technology-focused IP boutique.
As legal professionals, we have the privilege and opportunity to use our skills to forge change well beyond our firm community, and at Crowell we have a proud and storied history of living that commitment through our pro bono public service efforts. We are determined to live out our values to the fullest extent possible, to act more than we speak, and to remain steadfast in finding new and innovative ways to bring about meaningful change for our community and the people we serve.
Job Titles:
- Chief Marketing Officer
- Member of the Chief Officers Team
- Member of the Executive Committee
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- Partner
- Partner / Washington, D.C.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Management Board
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chairman of the Management Board / Executive Committee
Job Titles:
- under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Remarks at Foundation for Defense of Democracies