Melissa Dalziel

Melissa Dalziel

Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, GA
https://www.alston.com/en/professionals/d/dalziel-melissa

Melissa Dalziel is an attorney at Alston & Bird LLP. She is a member of Alston Discovery, the firm's e-discovery team, and manages large teams during all stages of discovery and trial preparation. Ms. Dalziel has overseen discovery in a wide range of intellectual property and commercial disputes, including patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, fraud, breach of contract, RMBS, securities, and financial services. She prepares discovery budgets and develops procedures and protocols for the collection and review of massive quantities of documents. Her work includes negotiating search terms, TAR protocols, and ESI protocols; hiring, training, and managing review teams; and implementing quality controls. She uses, and trains teams regarding the use of, analytic applications such as concept clustering and technology assisted review to reduce costs and identify key documents. She has conducted PII/GDPR reviews on behalf of European clients suing in U.S. courts and clients that have experienced data breaches. She advises clients and attorneys on legal developments and best practices in document preservation, collection, searching, filtering, and data privacy. In a former role, she assisted in the review and assessment of more than 20 generative AI legal tools being considered for the firm's use. She has conducted extensive trials of four tools, using them on live cases, and is working with three providers to assist in developing their tools. She advises clients regarding the development of AI use policies. She earned her B.A degree from University of Toronto and her J.D. degree from Brigham Young University.

Melissa Dalziel's Courses

  • Discovery for Modern Litigation Attorneys

    Litigation & Appeals

    Discovery for Modern Litigation Attorneys

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
    Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
    California CLE Approved 6 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
    Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
    Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
    Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
    Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
    Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Maine CLE
  • Cost-Effective E-Discovery Solutions for Solo and Small Firms

    Litigation & Appeals

    Cost-Effective E-Discovery Solutions for Solo and Small Firms

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Kansas CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
    Kentucky CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Montana CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
    North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
    OnDemand
    1.5 Maine CLE

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