Melody Burke

Melody Burke is a seasoned legal professional currently serving as Senior Legal Counsel & Director of Legal, Financial Services (Interim) at Lightspeed Commerce since September 2022. Previous roles at Lightspeed Commerce include Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Counsel. Prior to joining Lightspeed, Melody worked at Torys LLP from August 2017 to May 2021 as an Associate, focusing on litigation and dispute resolution while advising on privacy, employment, and transactions. Melody's career also includes positions such as Lawyer (Secondment) at Uber, Judicial Law Clerk at the Court of Queen's Bench, and Summer Law Student (Secondment) at CIBC. Melody holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from Harvard Law School and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Manitoba, along with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Literature from the University of Waterloo.