Melissa is an associate in the corporate department at Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP. She has transactional experience in financial service capital markets, corporate finance, acquisitions, securities offerings and general corporate work. She has represented issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings, Rule 144A offerings, shelf offerings, tender offers and high-yield debt offering.
- Represented financing entity and life settlement providers in connection with various life settlement programs.
- Represented financial services company in connection with the establishment of a life settlement trading exchange.
- University of Virginia, B.A., 1994, Intermediate Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 1997, Journal of International Law & Politcs, Article & Note Editor