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