Melissa Raphan

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment; Emerging Companies; Banking & Financial Institutions; Healthcare; Legal Project Management; Securities & Financial Services Litigation & Enforcement

Career

Melissa Raphan’s employment litigation practice includes class actions, collective actions, multi-plaintiff actions and single plaintiff cases nationwide in federal and state courts and agencies. She regularly handles arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), where she has a history of delivering successful results.

Melissa counsels employers on a full range of issues including performance management, selection and termination. Her decades of experience in these matters makes her a go-to partner and a trusted advisor for clients.

Personal

Education:

- Boston College Law School (J.D.), Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor

- Duke University (B.A.), cum laude