Melissa is an associate in the firm's Insurance + Reinsurance section. Melissa’s practice involves litigation, arbitration, and counseling on a wide range of commercial disputes, with an emphasis on complex insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes. In addition to insurance and reinsurance disputes, she has experience with general commercial business litigation and defending against class action claims.
Melissa has represented clients in reinsurance disputes involving life, health, and property/casualty insurance and reinsurance issues. These issues include, but are not limited to, disputes involving yearly renewable term reinsurance premiums, sunset and commutation clauses, underwriting and claims-handling practices, and general coverage. Melissa also has experience representing clients in a wide range of insurance coverage disputes involving environmental and asbestos damages allocations.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.