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
- Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Circuit Split on Whether Courts May Grant Class Certification by Averaging Different Class Member Damages - (Posted On Tuesday, April 30, 2024)
- Part 4: Making a COVID-19 Tuition Suit Last - (Posted On Tuesday, February 13, 2024)
- The Budget Saves Brandeis: An Update on COVID-19 Tuition Litigation - (Posted On Thursday, February 01, 2024)
- Supreme Court Dismisses ADA Website Accessibility Class Action for Mootness, Vacates First Circuit Decision - (Posted On Thursday, January 11, 2024)
- Chat with Caution: The Growing Data Privacy Compliance and Litigation Risk of Chatbots - (Posted On Wednesday, October 11, 2023)
- Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Article III Standing of Testers to Bring ADA Website Accessibility Class Actions - (Posted On Friday, October 06, 2023)
- New England State Consumer Data Privacy Bills Currently Under Consideration - (Posted On Wednesday, September 27, 2023)
- New England Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Class Action Filings Soar in 2023 - (Posted On Friday, September 08, 2023)
- What Businesses Need to Know About State Consumer Privacy Laws and Digital Accessibility - (Posted On Thursday, August 24, 2023)
- First Circuit Offers Lessons to Businesses Facing Cybersecurity Incidents and Class Action Litigation Risk - (Posted On Monday, July 31, 2023)
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.