Melanie Neary is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn where she practices in the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group, focusing on representing leading life sciences companies and investors. Melanie advises clients on a wide range of complex financing transactions and matters, including initial public offerings, secondary equity offerings, and venture and growth equity financings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, and PIPEs. Melanie regularly serves as principal outside counsel for numerous publicly-traded companies and advises management and boards of directors on corporate law matters, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements and ownership filings, and corporate governance. Representative Clients and Transactions:
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Melanie received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2016, where she was the Managing Editor of the Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude, in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics and Government, with a minor in French, from American University in 2013.
Capabilities
- Capital Markets
- Consumer and Retail
- Emerging Companies / Venture Capital
- Life Sciences
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
Credentials
Education:
- University of Michigan - 2016 Juris Doctor
- American University, Washington D.C. - 2013 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar