As a partner in the Advanced Media & Technology Department, Melanie J. Howard counsels clients on intellectual property, technology, privacy and data security issues within the context of both litigation and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing, endorsement deals and other complex commercial transactions.

Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law (2005-2008)• Courses: Legal Issues In Social Entrepreneurship: Microfinance (first offered Spring 2008); Basic Mediation (Straus Institute For Dispute Resolution); Clinical Entertainment Law Seminar• Grants/Research: Received funding from Lilly Foundation Endowment to research, develop and teach new course entitled Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship: Microfinance; currently working on new casebook for social entrepreneurship.• Student Advising: Net Impact Chapter (2008); International Justice Mission Chapter (2007).• Faculty Committees: Co-Curricular Committee (2007-2008); Chair, Ad Hoc Committee On Proposed Asylum Law Clinic (2007-2008).• Speaking Engagements: “Social Entrepreneurship in Academia” (Panelist) at Revolution Through Social Enterprise Conference, September 21, 2007; “Pathway to Sustainable Enterprise Development” (Moderator) at Haiti Solidarity Conference, October 10-12, 2008.Administrative Contributions:• Director, Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship & the Law (2005-2008)• Associate Director, Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, & Ethics (2005-present)• Director, International Human Rights Program (2006-present)• Conference Director, “Revolution Through Social Enterprise, Palmer Center (2006-present)• Law School Liaison, Center For Media & the Arts Initiative, Provost’s Office (2007-present)