Melissa Davis is a staff attorney with Alston & Bird on the Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy team. Melissa counsels clients on all privacy laws, such as those in California, Virginia, and Colorado, as well as other emerging state and federal privacy laws. Melissa prepares data privacy assessments for a range of client initiatives including the implementation of digital tools to optimize marketing, finance, human resources, sales management, logistics, and shipping functions. She routinely assists clients in negotiating data processing agreements with customers and vendors. Melissa also supports clients in a range of industries consulting on their day-to-day business needs, including transactions with partners, vendors, and customers, privacy compliance, and other varied aspects of corporate legal matters.
Melissa earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School and her B.A. from Emory University.