Melissa Koch serves as a Partner and Chair of the Technology Transactions Group at Akerman LLP, where expertise is applied in providing strategic legal solutions for technology-related clients across various sectors. With extensive experience as a business and technology lawyer, Melissa specializes in transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, licensing agreements, and joint ventures, particularly within the supply chain and industrial services industries. Also acting as a Strategic Advisor for InFront Compliance, Melissa contributes to a platform aimed at risk reduction and compliance simplification for regulated entities. Melissa's prior roles include Regional General Counsel at Brambles and Director & Legal Counsel at WeightWatchers.com, alongside a solid educational background with degrees from Bowdoin College, the University of Maine School of Law, and an MBA from the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business.