Melissa Pallett-Vasquez Selected to Florida Trend's Legal Elite NOTABLE - Women Leaders in Law
Miami, FL – Bilzin Sumberg is pleased to announce Trial & Litigation Partner Melissa C. Pallett-Vasquez has been selected to Florida Trend's Legal Elite NOTABLE - Women Leaders in Law. The recognition is nomination-based and editorially reviewed, selecting individual women leaders in law who have a significant impact on the legal field, demonstrate leadership in professional organizations and community service initiatives, and serve as a role model for others.
Melissa handles complex business disputes in both federal and state courts, including class actions and arbitration. She focuses her practice on high stakes, bet-the-company cases, in which long-standing clients appreciate her ability to interpret the legal landscape and craft astute strategies that protect their business interests. The sophistication of her practice stands out through her extensive experience in federal class action defense and multi-jurisdictional cases. She is also often called upon to handle complex, but sensitive, high profile local state court matters.
Outside of her thriving practice, Melissa serves as Hiring Partner for the firm, ensuring that the firm continues to attract and retain top legal talent while also supporting its diversity and inclusivity agenda through its hiring practices. She is also actively involved in the American Bar Association's International Law Section, where she is currently the Budget Officer, one of the few Executive Committee positions in the Section; having previously served as the Revenue Officer, Division Chair, Vice-Chair of the Food, Agriculture & Cannabis Committee, and Co-Chair of the Canada Committee. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade, an organization with which she has been actively involved for more than a decade, and is also a Board Member of CABA Pro Bono, the pro bono arm of the Cuban American Bar Association.
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About Bilzin Sumberg
At Bilzin Sumberg, we empower our clients to achieve extraordinary results through our expertise and creative solutions. Our dedication to providing practical and personalized attention spans a broad spectrum of practices, focusing on complex matters that require a high level of expertise and sophistication.
Guided by our guiding principles of integrity, trust, and empathy, we build strong, enduring relationships with our clients and partners. By leveraging relationships, we deliver tailored solutions that make a lasting impact. Our competencies include antitrust, trial and litigation, construction law, corporate and securities, environmental law, CMBS, restructuring and finance, government relations, joint ventures, private wealth planning, public-private partnerships, and real estate. For more information, please visit bilzin.com.
