Melanie Conroy focuses her practice on class action defense and complex commercial litigation. Melanie has experience in investor and consumer class actions based on alleged consumer fraud and unfair practices, consumer privacy, medical device marketing, product recalls, website accessibility, banking practices and fees, change of control transactions, insurance claims, securities laws, and fiduciary duties. She has represented clients in connection with internal, government, and regulatory investigations, and has counseled boards of directors, board committees, and senior management on a broad range of matters, including consumer and vendor contracts, corporate governance, trade secrets, data privacy, and regulatory issues.
Melanie represents businesses and organizations across industries, including financial services, technology, construction, life sciences, insurance, retail and consumer goods, private equity, real estate, energy, and media. She regularly appears in state and federal trial courts, and is experienced in private arbitration and mediation. As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Melanie helps clients understand and navigate complex data privacy and security issues that can underlie class action claims and arise in litigation. In addition, she counsels clients on compliance with a variety of state and federal laws and regulations concerning data privacy and digital accessibility.
Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Melanie was a senior associate in the Securities Litigation Practice Group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Melanie frequently writes and speaks on topics including class action litigation, data privacy matters, and securities laws.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Melanie A. Conroy
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Begins Step 2 of Phase 2 on June 22 - (Posted On Monday, June 22, 2020)
- COVID-19: Camps and Summer Programs in Massachusetts Updated July 1 - (Posted On Monday, June 15, 2020)
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Provides New Guidance on Reopening Phase 2 - (Posted On Thursday, June 04, 2020)
- Key Developments in COVID-19 Tuition Refund Class Actions against Colleges and Universities - (Posted On Friday, May 29, 2020)
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Announces Phase One of Reopening Plan - (Posted On Monday, May 18, 2020)
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Announces Reopening Approach and Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards - (Posted On Tuesday, May 12, 2020)
- Navigating the Tuition Refund Class Action - (Posted On Wednesday, May 06, 2020)
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Extends Non-Essential Business Closures to May 18, 2020 - (Posted On Wednesday, April 29, 2020)
- First Circuit Holds That College Does Not Owe Fiduciary Duties to Students, Rejects Data Privacy Class Action Claims - (Posted On Friday, April 03, 2020)
- COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Extends Non-Essential Business Closures and Updates Non-Essential Business Categories - (Posted On Friday, April 03, 2020)
The National Law Review recognizes several Pierce Atwood LLP authors as 2021 Go-To Thought Leaders for their contributions regarding New England COVID-19 Legislation updates. The authors wrote about New England business restrictions, Maine COVID-19 tax changes, New England Travel, Massachusetts reopening rules and much more. Authors include Kathleen M. Hamann, Suzanne King, Melanie A. Conroy, Sarah R. Remes, Mark B. Rosen, Andrea Cianchette Maker, Stephen J. MacGillivray, Jonathan Block, Olga J. Goldberg, Robert B. Ravenelle, Kris J. Eimicke, Newell A. Augur, and Ann R. Robinson.