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Melise R. Blakeslee is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Melise, who is based in the Washington, D.C. office, is the leader of the Firm’s Tech Transactions, Internet Crimes and e-Business Groups.
Melise’s practice is unique in that she has a transactional practice focusing on information technology and the internet as well as an active litigation docket focusing on internet crimes, complex software and copyright disputes.
Transactional Practice:
Melise’s practice routinely bridges across a wide range of complex IT and intellectual property (IP) arrangements, such as:
Multinational IT and BPO outsourcing;
Computer systems, software development, system integration and implementation agreement;
Distribution, co-branding, and strategic partner arrangements;
Due diligence and compliance issues in large-scale IT-focused M&A transactions;
Data protection and licensing;
Open source analysis and counseling;
Financial services portals and commodity exchanges.
Education:
New York Law School, J.D., 1986.
Northwestern University, B.A., 1983. | 