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Melissa Tomkiel represents public and private companies on a broad range of corporate matters, including formation, general corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financing, the issuance and registration of securities, and compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Melissa's practice includes the representation of a variety of clients in the entertainment industry, including songwriters, recording artists and music publishers, as well as clients in the film financing and production businesses. She has also worked on matters for clients in a wide range of industries, including fashion, apparel, healthcare services, logistics, real estate and the restaurant industry.
Melissa is a 2006 graduate of St. John's University School of Law, where she was a St. Thomas More Scholar and Frontline Editor for the Journal of Legal Commentary. While in law school, Melissa was a judicial intern for Judge Denise Cote in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Melissa is a 2002 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she achieved Departmental Honors in Government.
Publications
Co-Author (with Richard Frazer), Mandatory Disclosure Of Calorie Content Of Menu Items, Pryor Cashman Legal Update, February 2008
Co-author (with Edward Normandin), Mandatory Internet Proxy Rules, Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal, Winter 2008
Co-author (with Edward Normandin), "Say on Pay" Shareholder Proposals Gain Momentum In 2007, Pryor Cashman Legal Update, July 2007
Author, Enemy Combatants and Due Process: The Judiciary's Role In Curbing Executive Power, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary, Fall 2006, p. 411 | 