Biography
Melissa represents clients in appeals and complex commercial disputes, with experience in the media, technology, and entertainment sectors. Her practice spans a variety of areas, including intellectual property, competition, and antitrust matters.
Before joining the firm, Melissa clerked for Judge Charles R. Wilson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In her first year of private practice, Melissa was part of the trial team that secured a jury verdict on behalf of 33 states and the District of Columbia in a landmark antitrust suit against a major live entertainment corporation. She also represented an artificial intelligence startup in highly accelerated, bet-the-company litigation against a competitor.
Melissa graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, where she was recognized as a Dean's Circle Fellow and served as managing senior editor of the Notre Dame Law Review, a brief writer and the Brief Writer Selection Chair for the Notre Dame Moot Court Board, research assistant to Professor Jimmy Gurulé, and teaching assistant for the Deposition Skills course.