Jayashankar

Melanie is a member of Butler Snow’s Commercial Litigation group. She assists with the representation of a broad range of clients in a variety of cases including commercial, governmental, employment and intellectual property litigation. She also assists in intellectual property portfolio management and prosecution, and counsels clients on data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology related matters.  

• Commercial Litigation
• Governmental Litigation
• Data Privacy & Security
• Intellectual Property & Technology
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Labor & Employment

• Employment law matters including FLSA, EEOC, retaliation, and discrimination claims.
• Resolved wide range of Civil Litigation matters for insurance companies, governmental entities and businesses through summary judgment motions, jury trials, bench trials, mediations, and settlement.
• Draft/Review of a wide range of technology related contracts, privacy policies, and terms of use policies.
• Responsible for trademark prosecution to maintain and expand intellectual property portfolios.

• Georgia, 2008
• Tennessee, 2009
• U.S. District Courts
  • Tennessee: Middle, Western
• U.S. Court of Appeals
  • 6th Circuit
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

• University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2008
  • Journal of Intellectual Property, Notes Editor & Editorial Board
• Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Industrial Engineering, with honors, 2005

• Clerkship, Chief Judge William T. Boyett, Superior Courts of Conasauga Judicial Circuit, 2008-2009

• Tennessee Bar Association
• Memphis Bar Association
• Rotation with Inns of Court

• Co-Presenter “L&E Update: How to Avoid Ghouls and Goblins in the Workplace”
• Presenter “Labor and Employment Update for Businesses”
• Co-Presenter “Level Up: How to Identify and Monetize on Your Company’s IP by Filing for Patents”
• Co-Moderator “BlueOval SK Panel Discussion”

• Memphis Chamber
  • Small Business Council
  • Women’s Business Council