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Carolina Alonso Shares Her Journey to the Legal Profession with High School Students

​Bill Bergmann Elected Treasurer of Court of Federal Claims Bar Association; Continues Role on Advisory Council

Prior to becoming an attorney, Melissa served in public policy and research positions focusing in privacy and data security, and she draws on her background to support her clients today. Having served at the state Court of Common Pleas and as an extern at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Melissa has a deep understanding of the court system and works with clients to develop practical, cost-effective litigation strategies involving complex and novel legal issues.

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J.D., Cleveland State University College of Law, 2018, 

M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve University, 2007

B.S., Bowling Green State University, 2004

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DSIR Deeper Dive: Tracking the Crackdown on Tracking/Pixel Technologies: Web Litigation and Regulatory Landscape – Part 2

DSIR Deeper Dive: Tracking the Crackdown on Tracking/Pixel Technologies: Web Litigation and Regulatory Landscape – Part 1

DSIR Report Deeper Dive - 2023

2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: Pixel & Other Website Technologies

In Brinker, the Eleventh Circuit Accepts Broad-Brush Damages Methodology at Class Certification in Data Breach Class Action

DSIR Deeper Dive: A New Wave of Privacy Class Actions Targets Hospital Website Analytics Tools

DSIR Report Deeper Dive - 2022

2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: Class Action Jurisprudence

DSIR Deeper Dive: Class Certification Jurisprudence

Digital Assets and Data Management

Privacy and Digital Risk Class Action and Litigation

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<li>Defended law firm in multiple data breach class actions in federal and state courts.</li>
<li>Defended business against class action litigation in state and federal court alleging among others, violations of California Consumer Privacy Act, California Unfair Competition Law and California Customer Records Act.</li>
<li>Successfully achieved favorable early settlement for healthcare providers in several class actions commenced in state court arising from data breaches.</li>
<li>Defended healthcare providers in multiple class action litigation alleging that the use of third-party analytics tools websites disclosed patient information without consent.</li>
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Melissa Bilancini

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