Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs
Two Latham teams were recognized for knocking out a securities class action against our client Skillz Inc., and for a rare win at the PTAB for our client InductEV.
Melanie Blunschi, a nationally recognized class action litigator, primarily defends technology clients in business-critical disputes, with a focus on securities litigation as well as privacy and consumer class actions.
With a track record of success before state and federal courts across the United States, Ms. Blunschi aligns case strategies with clients' business priorities to help achieve the best outcome for each client's unique goals.
Ms. Blunschi was recently named a Class Action MVP by Law360 for her success in resolving high-stakes class actions.
Ms. Blunschi serves as Global Vice Chair of the firm's Retail & Consumer Products Industry Group, is a local leader of Latham's Bay Area Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee, and previously served as Co-Chair of the San Francisco Litigation & Trial Department. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the International Center for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR).
Ms. Blunschi’s has extensive experience in class action and other complex litigation, including claims of securities fraud. Her representative clients in these types of matters have included Apple, Facebook, AMD, Oracle, Deutsche Bank, and others.
Selected results include:
Two Latham teams were recognized for knocking out a securities class action against our client Skillz Inc., and for a rare win at the PTAB for our client InductEV.
Firm’s growing data privacy practice again selected by Law360 for a banner year steering complex litigation and regulatory matters.
Firm honored for the second consecutive year for its litigation and regulatory prowess, which in 2020 included narrowing a consolidated data breach class action from 16 plaintiffs to one and achieving a no-damages settlement.