Melissa M. Mikail AssociateSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail424-288-5315 Professional Biography Melissa M. Mikail is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Century city office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Melissa M. Mikail DOJ’s Updated Enforcement Policy: A Game-Changer for Corporate America? - (Posted On Thursday, May 15, 2025) Supreme Court Limits SEC’s Enforcement Power to Penalize Fraud - (Posted On Friday, June 28, 2024) California Court of Appeal Holds that a Corporation’s Direct Cause of Action for Breach of Fiduciary Duty is Legal Rather than Equitable, Requiring a Trial by Jury - (Posted On Thursday, September 15, 2022) SEC Commissioner Calls for a Brave New Approach to Corporate Penalties - (Posted On Thursday, March 18, 2021) Extraterritorial Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - (Posted On Friday, July 03, 2020) Delaware Supreme Court Confirms That Federal Forum Provision Is Facially Valid, Reversing Court of Chancery - (Posted On Thursday, March 19, 2020) California Court of Appeal Enforces Delaware Forum Selection Bylaw - (Posted On Saturday, January 26, 2019) Delaware Court of Chancery Declares Ineffective Exclusive Federal Forum Provision for 1933 Act Claims - (Posted On Monday, January 14, 2019) Current Legal Analysis A RECIPE FOR A LAWSUIT?: Crumbl Hit With TCPA Lawsuit by: Tori Guidry NOT SO STYLISH?: Michael Kors Faces TCPA Class Action by: Tori Guidry The Shifting Nature of the PFAS Regulatory Landscape by: Logan M. Glasenapp BURGER BUST: Wendy’s Sued in TCPA Class Action in Louisiana Over Promotional Texts to Consumer on DNC List by: Eric J. Troutman Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report June 2025 by: Thomas B. Shepherd III , Christopher S. Pace Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Unripe Challenges to and Upholds Enforcement of Advance Notice Bylaws by: Alexandra Clark Layfield , Alexander N. Breckinridge, V NIL Rules Apply to High School Athletes! Well, Almost by: Robert J. Romano, JD, LL.M Washington State Scales Up Paid Family and Medical Leave Law by: Sherry L. Talton , Zachary V. Zagger HUGE FCC MOVE: “Protecting our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control” Likely to Be Published Tomorrow by: Eric J. Troutman House Appropriations Committee Releases FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman HIGH STAKES: Attorney May Face Discipline–Even Disbarment– For Shoddy Work Defending TCPA Suit by: Eric J. Troutman USDA Approves SNAP Waivers in Additional States by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman FDA Commissioner Outlines Priorities in JAMA Article by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Understanding the Federal Reconciliation Bill’s Implications for MCO Tax Structure by: Adam Herbst California District Court Partially Enjoins Application of DEI and “Gender Ideology” Executive Orders Against Coalition of LGBTQIA+ Nonprofit Organizations by: Maria A. Gomez Upcoming Events Jun 23 2025 The First 100 Days and Beyond Under the New Administration | Session 7: Changing Landscape of Federal and State Financial Services Regulation Jun 24 2025 2025 Special Assets Summer School Webinar: Agricultural Borrowers and Problem Loans Jun 25 2025 TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later Jun 25 2025 Business Law Institute Virtual Elimination of Bias Session Print