Melanie is an associate with the Commercial Law Counseling group.
Her practice focuses on partnership, limited liability company and statutory trust law, as well as administrative law, government entities and regulation, and unclaimed property.
Melanie’s work with alternative entities and commercial transactions often involves private investment funds, including fund formation, portfolio company transactions, financing transactions, fund dissolution and winding up.
In law school, Melanie served on the editorial board of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law.
News & Insights
Article, Bloomberg Law, 08.01.2021In its 2021 session, the Delaware legislature passed a number of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) and the Delaware “alternative entity” statutes—the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (DLLCA), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (DRULPA), and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (DRUPA). The amendments to the DGCL, the DLLCA, the DRULPA, and the DRUPA became effective on August 1, 2021.
Professional & Civic
American Bar Association (Business Law Section)
Delaware State Bar Association (Commercial Law Section)
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD, cum laude, 2017
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, associate and senior editor, 2015-2017
George Washington University, BBA, International Business, summa cum laude, 2014
Admissions
- Delaware, 2017
- US District Court for the District of Delaware, 2018