About Melissa López Rogers

Melissa Lopez Rogers focuses her practice in the area of public finance, with an emphasis on disclosure and municipal securities issues, economic development, and public-private partnerships. She has served as disclosure counsel, bond counsel, underwriters' counsel, trustee's counsel, purchasers' counsel, lender's counsel and borrower's counsel in connection with publicly and privately offered financings in a wide array of sectors, including general government, airports, higher education, community development districts, tax allocation districts, and water, sewer, and electric utilities.

Prior to her practice as a lawyer, Melissa acquired 10 years of experience in public finance as a paralegal, administrative manager, and law clerk.

Meet Melissa Lopez Rogers

Concentrations

•Airports
•Disclosure counsel; compliance programs
•Higher education
•Municipal securities
•Economic development
•Public-private partnerships

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Florida Trend, “Legal Elite - Notable Women Leaders in Law,” 2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Public Finance Law, 2021-2024
•Selected, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2023

 

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Areas of Law

  • Transportation
  • Other 4
    • Public Finance & Infrastructure
    • Public Utilities
    • Education
    • Government Law & Policy

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Spanish
    Fluent
  • Payment Information
    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Represented several issuers
    obligated persons in connection with evaluating, diligencing
    determining whether or not to self-report certain violations of federal securities laws under the Securities
    Exchange Commission Enforcement Division s Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative.
    Represented several municipal issuers in connection with various compliance matters related to continuing disclosure, including the establishment of a disclosure review team, preparation
    filing of event notices
    annual financial information, the design
    implementation of appropriate disclosure controls
    procedures,
    the development of training programs.
    Acted as disclosure counsel to the City of Atlanta in connection with the issuance of airport bonds, water
    wastewater bonds, general obligation bonds, airport commercial paper,
    water
    wastewater commercial paper.
    Acted as disclosure counsel to the City of Memphis in connection with the issuance of general obligation bonds, sanitary
    sewerage bonds,
    general obligation commercial paper.
    Acted as disclosure counsel to the Greater Orl
    o Aviation Authority in connection with the issuance of airport bonds.
    Represented various governmental issuers in connection with drafting
    negotiating intergovernmental agreements.
    Represented various governmental issuers in connection with drafting, reviewing
    analyzing legislation, including key research
    analysis in respect of complex
    novel legal issues.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Georgia
    Florida
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Selected, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, “fellow,” 2024
    •Member, State Bar of Georgia
    •Member, The Florida Bar
    •Member, Virgin Islands Bar Association
    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
    •Member, Georgia Hispanic Bar Association
    •Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
    •Member, International Municipal Lawyers Association
    •Past Member, Orange County Membership and Mission Review Board
    •Past Mentor, Georgia Latino Law Foundation
    •Past Volunteer, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Lawyer for a Day Program
    •Community Leader, White House Community Leaders Briefing, Florida, 2011
    •Community Leader, White House Hispanic Policy Conference, 2011

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Arizona Summit Law School
    J.D.
    American Constitution Society

    Arizona Summit Law School
    J.D.
    2012 Staff Editor

    Arizona Summit Law School
    J.D.
    Founder and President

    Arizona Summit Law School
    J.D.
    Vice-Managing Editor

    Arizona Summit Law School
    J.D.
    Accord

    Arizona Summit Law School
    J.D.
    Phoenix Law Review
    Other Education
    University of Central Florida
    Class of 2009
    B.A.

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Terminus 200, Terminus 200, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500Atlanta, GA 30305U.S.A.

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    Melissa López Rogers speaks Spanish and Fluent.
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    Melissa López Rogers attended Arizona Summit Law School.
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