Linda H. Martin is a Partner in the New York office of Freshfields Bruckhuas Deringer US LLP, and co-head of the firm's US commercial litigation practice and global class and collective actions group. She has extensive experience providing legal counsel to client leadership teams, including C-Suite executives and boards of directors, on strategic initiatives and complex dispute resolution across a variety of industries and practice areas. Linda has a proven track record of resolving complex disputes in healthcare and has represented insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, hospital systems, and other groups in connection with arbitration, antitrust litigation, mediation, and other disputes. Linda brings sound judgment and creative thought to solving complicated business problems, with particular expertise in navigating matters involving disparate internal and external stakeholders. She has a strong record of achieving successful outcomes for her clients, whether through courtroom advocacy or negotiated resolution. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies, private entities, and governmental agencies in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.In addition to her work at Freshfields, Linda is Chairperson Emeritus, Board of Directors, Children’s Tumor Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding research and finding a cure for neurofibromatosis, and serves on the Board of Visitors for Duke University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in New York and before United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, and Northern District of Oklahoma, as well as United States Courts of Appeal for the 2nd and 3rd Circuits.