Melissa B. Felder

Associate
Washington, DC

t: 202 274 1158
f: 202 237 6131

mfelder@bsfllp.com

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Area of Practice

Litigation

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2005; Order of the Coif

Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude, History/Women's & Gender Studies, 2002; Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkships

Hon. Henry H. Kennedy, Jr., United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2007-2008

Admissions

New York and the District of Columbia

United States District Courts: Southern District of New York and District of Columbia

Melissa Felder's primary practice areas are antitrust, securities, and complex commercial litigation.

With the firm, Ms. Felder has represented: a telecommunications company in several related securities fraud matters across domestic and international jurisdictions; an advertising company in complex commercial litigation against its competitor; and a seed company in several related antitrust matters across state and federal jurisdictions. Ms. Felder has also assisted in the prosecution of a putative securities fraud class action regarding the improper elimination of "tracking stock."

Selected Publications and Presentations

Not Quite "Family Friendly": Amending the Fair Labor Standards Act to Provide Comp Time May Hurt Welfare Leavers and Their Families 12 Geo. J. on Poverty L. & Pol'y 273 (2005)