Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Melissa Gorsline has a wide variety of experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on international law and quasi-criminal claims, such as those brought under the federal RICO, ATA, TVPA, and ATCA statutes. She has been involved in complex international, multijurisdictional, and multiparty matters before federal and state courts and has experience practicing before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Melissa also has participated in internal corporate criminal investigations and resulting negotiations with government agencies. In connection with these matters, she has addressed issues unique to representing foreign corporations in the courts of the United States.

Melissa is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Virginia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She has written a case note entitled "Operation Media Control: The Military's Assault on the First Amendment Right to Access," which was published in the George Washington University Law Review.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice

Representative Cases

• Methanex v. U.S., ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/98/3
• Smith Wholesale Co. v. H.T. Hackney Corp. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. C10050, Carter County Circuit Court

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Education

• George Washington University

Address

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Washington, DC 20001-2113

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