Melissa Gomez Nelson is a partner in Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, and a member of Dentons’ White Collar and Government Investigations practice and Blockchain, Digital Assets & Cryptocurrency teams, resident in the Firm’s Washington, DC, office. Melissa’s practice includes advising on the rapidly evolving legal landscape surrounding predictions markets and sports gambling. She also presents and publishes on regulatory developments, compliance considerations, and market entry strategies in these industries. A seasoned corporate litigator and investigations attorney with extensive in-house experience, she advises and defends clients across multiple market sectors in civil and criminal matters before federal and state courts. She leverages her experience as Head of Litigation for a publicly traded company when advising clients on strategic and business friendly solutions.