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
- First Circuit Revives Data Breach Class Action Claims in Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC - (Posted On Thursday, July 27, 2023)
- Enforcing U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 3: Private Litigation and Arbitration - (Posted On Tuesday, July 11, 2023)
- Staying Put: Supreme Court Holds that District Courts Must Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration Appeals - (Posted On Friday, June 30, 2023)
- Part 2 – Slowing the Spread of Litigation: An Update on First Circuit COVID-19 Tuition Refund Class Actions - (Posted On Wednesday, May 24, 2023)
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal from First Circuit of Website Accessibility Tester Case - (Posted On Thursday, May 18, 2023)
- Enforcing U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 2: State Attorney General Enforcement - (Posted On Tuesday, May 16, 2023)
- New England and First Circuit Class Action Filing Trends - (Posted On Thursday, May 04, 2023)
- Slowing the Spread of Litigation: An Update on First Circuit COVID-19 Tuition Refund Class Actions - (Posted On Friday, April 28, 2023)
- District of Maine Applies the First Circuit’s Murray Decision to Approve Class Action Settlement - (Posted On Thursday, April 27, 2023)
- Enforcement of U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 1: Federal Agency Enforcement - (Posted On Tuesday, April 25, 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.