Melanie Chan focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts. She has also represented clients in bankruptcy, employment matters, and antitrust litigation.
Melanie has significant experience in all phases of discovery, including managing large-volume electronic discovery, taking depositions, and preparing corporate representatives, experts, and fact witnesses for depositions and trial. In addition, Melanie has drafted briefing for numerous cases pending in federal court, successfully representing clients through dispositive motion practice and on appeal.
Melanie also has represented clients in connection with real estate ventures, capital markets transactions, and private financing. She has experience across diverse industry sectors, including the eco-friendly recycling, packaging, and hygiene solution; steel; and nanotechnology industries.
Melanie maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in child custody proceedings and immigration matters.
- Columbia University (J.D. 2019; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Foundation Moot Court Editor); Georgetown University (B.A. in English magna cum laude 2016, with a minor in Economics; Lynch Pendergast Award)
- New York; U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of New York; and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Extern to Judge Denny Chin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (Summer 2017)