Melanie Blunschi, a nationally recognized class action litigator, primarily defends technology clients in business-critical disputes, with a focus on securities litigation as well as privacy and consumer class actions.
With a track record of success before state and federal courts across the United States, Ms. Blunschi aligns case strategies with clients' business priorities to help achieve the best outcome for each client's unique goals.
Ms. Blunschi was recently named a Class Action MVP by Law360 for her success in resolving high-stakes class actions.
Ms. Blunschi serves as Global Vice Chair of the firm's Retail & Consumer Products Industry Group, is a local leader of Latham's Bay Area Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee, and previously served as Co-Chair of the San Francisco Litigation & Trial Department. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the International Center for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR).
Ms. Blunschi’s has extensive experience in class action and other complex litigation, including claims of securities fraud. Her representative clients in these types of matters have included Apple, Facebook, AMD, Oracle, Deutsche Bank, and others.
Selected results include:
A Latham defense team for Apple achieved a decisive first-round victory in a New York federal securities litigation, earning a Shout Out in American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week column.
Latham & Watkins LLP steered a range of clients through cutting-edge data privacy disputes, including securing the dismissal of claims that Otonomo Inc. surreptitiously tracked drivers' locations and helping Apple Inc. escape a consumer class action over security vulnerabilities in its devices, earning the firm a place among Law360's 2023 Cybersecurity & Privacy Groups of the Year.
Partner and co-chair of the Bay Area Litigation & Trial Department honored for impactful victories in multiple tech putative class actions.
