Melissa S. Geller

practices in Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group , where she focuses on white-collar criminal defense and complex commercial litigation. She represents clients before domestic and international authorities, conducts internal investigations, advises clients on risk and compliance policies, and has extensive experience trying criminal and civil cases in New York and New Jersey. Ms. Geller has represented clients across a variety of industries in matters related to the FCPA, criminal antitrust, Medicare and Medicaid fraud, securities fraud, bribery, public corruption, RICO, qui tam actions, and complex commercial matters. She has particular expertise in handling document and ESI-intensive matters.

Ms. Geller graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in December 2007 and is a cum laude graduate of Syracuse University.

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2019-present
- Associate, 2012-2018

•Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
- Associate, 2008-2012

Honors and Awards

•Listed in New Leaders of the Bar, New Jersey Law Journal, 2017

Selected Publications

•Co-author, Anti-Corruption 2018 Practice Guide , Chambers and Partners, September 2017
•Co-author, The Cross-Border Dilemma: Wrongful-Birth and -Life Litigation in New Jersey , The New Jersey Law Journal, May 11, 2016
•Co-author, U.S. Supreme Court Strengthens Protections for Criminal Defendants' Right to Counsel in the Federal Courts , Duane Morris Alert, March 31, 2016
•Co-author, Use It or Lose It: U.S. Supreme Court Holds the SEC Must Bring Civil Enforcement Actions Within Five Years of Wrongful Conduct , Duane Morris Alert, February 28, 2013

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Moderator, E-Discovery in the Age of Mobile Media , Duane Morris LLP, Newark, NJ, November 1, 2017