Practices
- BANKRUPTCY, REORGANIZATION AND CREDITORS' RIGHTS
- CORPORATE
- Apparel, Fashion and Textile
- Bankruptcy-Related Counseling and Support in Commercial and Business Transactions
- General Business Law (including choice of entity)
- Licensing
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity Investments
- Private Investment Funds
- Publishing
- Restaurant, Food and Beverage
- Securities and Corporate Finance
- BANKING AND FINANCE
- ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Education
- J.D., St. John's University School of Law, 2006
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude, 2002
Bar Admissions
- New York (2007)
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (2009)
News
- Pryor Cashman Releases Legal Update On FTC Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
- Pryor Cashman Represents Bio Exchange GmbH In Transaction Relating To Equity Investment In Vapiano Group
- Pryor Cashman's Siegel and Tomkiel Review New Edition Of Book About Music Business
- Pryor Cashman Represents Henry Schein, Inc. in Acquisition of Ocean Medical Supply, Inc.
- Pryor Cashman Represents Logistics Company In Acquisition And Financing Transactions
- Pryor Cashman's Edward Normandin and Melissa Tomkiel Author Article About Mandatory Internet Proxy Rules For Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal
- Pryor Cashman's Frazer and Tomkiel Author Legal Update On Mandatory Disclosure Of Calorie Content Of Menu Items
- Pryor Cashman's Normandin and Tomkeil Author Legal Update on "Say on Pay" Shareholder Proposals
- Pryor Cashman Closes Three Major Apparel Deals
- Pryor Cashman Client Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Closes Takedown of Shelf Registration
- Pryor Cashman Represents Henry Schein Inc. in Acquisition of Discus Dental Software
- Pryor Cashman Represents Hedge Fund In Major Motion Picture Financing Deal
- Pryor Cashman Represents Selling Stockholders in IPG Photonics IPO
Publications
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Melissa M. Tomkiel
Associatemtomkiel@pryorcashman.com
New York, NY 10036-6569
Melissa Tomkiel is a member of the Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Group at Pryor Cashman. Her practice focuses on the areas of corporate restructuring and reorganization and bankruptcy litigation. Melissa has experience counseling corporate clients in various commercial transactions as well as creditors, corporations and individuals in bankruptcy reorganizations and liquidation proceedings.
Melissa has also represented public and private companies on a broad range of corporate matters, including formation, general corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financing, the issuance and registration of securities, and compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Melissa's practice includes the representation of a variety of clients in the entertainment industry, including songwriters, recording artists and music publishers, as well as clients in the film financing and production businesses. She has also worked on matters for clients in a wide range of industries, including fashion, apparel, healthcare services, logistics, real estate and the restaurant industry.
Melissa is a 2006 graduate of St. John's University School of Law, where she was a St. Thomas More Scholar and Frontline Editor for the Journal of Legal Commentary. While in law school, Melissa was a judicial intern for Judge Denise Cote in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Melissa is a 2002 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she achieved Departmental Honors in Government.
Publications
- Co-author (with Brad Rose and Howard Siegel), FTC Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, Pryor Cashman Legal Update, November 2009
- Co-Author (with Richard Frazer), Mandatory Disclosure Of Calorie Content Of Menu Items, Pryor Cashman Legal Update, February 2008
- Co-author (with Edward Normandin), Mandatory Internet Proxy Rules, Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal, Winter 2008
- Co-author (with Edward Normandin), "Say on Pay" Shareholder Proposals Gain Momentum In 2007, Pryor Cashman Legal Update, July 2007
- Author, Enemy Combatants and Due Process: The Judiciary's Role In Curbing Executive Power, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary, Fall 2006, p. 411
