Melissa A. Holyoak was a senior attorney with the Center for Class Action Fairness at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. She joined the center as senior counsel in July 2012, and also served as the organization’s corporate secretary until October 2015.
Holyoak is a former prosecutor and attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP, and has extensive experience as a class action litigator, arguing in district and appellate courts.
She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as a member of the Order of the Coif and the Law Review. Holyoak is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the state bars of Missouri and Utah (inactive).
She is the mother of four small children and stays sane with soccer, tennis, and ballet classes.
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News
CEI Asks Court to Invalidate the FCC’s Costly Conditions on 2016 Charter Cable Merger
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and four cable customers yesterday filed the opening brief in their challenge to the wide-ranging conditions imposed by the FCC…
CEI Congratulates Ted Frank and CCAF on the Launch of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
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Blog
Google Settlement: How Class Action Abuse Gives Money to Attorneys and Third Parties, Leaving Consumers with Nothing
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Class Action Lawyers in Target Case Hoard the Settlement Pie
It’s time to restore justice and fairness in our nation’s legal system, and the Target case would be a valuable step in the right direction.
Landmark Ruling for Shareholders in Walgreens Class Action Lawsuit
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Citations
Forbes
Money For Nothing: SCOTUS Could Stop Class Action Funds From Being Steered To Non-Parties
Forbes cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank and Senior Attorney Melissa Holyoak on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. Competitive Enterprise Institute attorney …
The Washington Free Beacon
SCOTUS Hears Case Against Google Giving Away Settlement Money To Friends
The Washington Free Beacon cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank and Senior Attorney Melissa Holyoak on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. “This…
WSJ
Class-Action ‘Charity’ Racket
WSJ cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank and Senior Attorney Melissa Holyoak on Frank v. Gaos. Google proposed to settle the case by…