Melissa Felder Zappala, Esq., is a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, where she focuses on complex commercial litigation. Ms. Zappala joined Boies Schiller in 2005, where she has remained, with the exception of a one year clerkship from 2007-2008 with the Honorable Henry H. Kennedy of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Ms. Zappala is an experienced litigator who has worked on cases across a variety of subject areas-including securities, antitrust, and class actions-and in both federal and state courts. She has also worked on a number of pro bono matters throughout her career. Ms. Zappala was recognized by the National Law Journal in 2015 as one of the DC area’s top 40 lawyers under 40, and she has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.

Ms. Zappala received her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Yale University in 2002 and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She also received a Harry S. Truman Scholarship in 2001 for her commitment to public service. She subsequently received her law degree, magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2005, where she was a Public Interest Law Scholar.