Melissa W. Bailey

Melissa W. Bailey


Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

Recognized since 2021

Raleigh, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Real Estate Law

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Melissa Bailey is a corporate transactional lawyer, representing clients in general business and transactional matters, entity formation, securities, and mergers and acquisitions.

She represents clients in corporate transactions of all types, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, lending transactions, and financing transactions.

She also assists start-up businesses with entity formation, including articles of organization, financing concerns, and liability issues.

Publications and Presentations

Moderator, “An Industry on the Brink: Legal Developments in Esports," Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium, April 12, 2019

Co-author (with Ryan Fairchild), "The Business of Being a Pro Gamer: Four Ways to Protect Your Value," Esports Observer,? February 2018

Author, Seduction by Technology: Why Consumers Opt Out of Privacy by Buying into the Internet of Things, 94 TEX L. REV. 1023 (2016)

Location
  • Wells Fargo Capitol Center, Suite 1700
    150 Fayetteville Street
    P.O. Box 1800
    Raleigh, NC 27602
Education
  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 2016
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., graduated 2009
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Boylan Heights Neighborhood Association - Vice-President
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Section Council, Business Law Section
Court Admissions
  • US District Court - EDNC
State Clerkships
  • North Carolina - Supreme Court

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Entertainment and Sports Law

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The New Federal Law on Corporate Transparency – What Business Owners and Their Advisors Need to Know Now


The New Federal Law on Corporate Transparency – What Business Owners and Their Advisors Need to Know Now

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