Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Melissa is a finance partner in Kirkland’s New York office and a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. Melissa’s practice focuses on syndicated debt facilities, bank/bridge commitments and other structured financings for leveraged acquisitions by private equity firms, their portfolio companies, and public and private companies. She also advises clients on a broad range of other secured and unsecured lending and financing transactions, including first and second lien financings, mezzanine financings, subordinated loans and asset-based loans.

Melissa also has substantial experience in liability management transactions and other debt restructurings.

Representative clients include American Securities, Bain, Blackstone, New Mountain Capital and Olympus Partners, among others.

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2001; University of Virginia, B.A., with high honors, 1998.