WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
Stoel Rives LLP
PROVIDING LOCAL BUSINESS LAW AND LITIGATION SERVICES BACKED BY NATIONAL RESOURCES
B
usinesses in California today face practice, I help companies comply with
a wide range of legal challenges. requirements, fight listings of new listed
Intimately familiar with those substances and defend against claims of
challenges — litigation, regulatory
compliance issues, employment disputes
— is business law firm Stoel Rives. With
more than 350 attorneys and 10 office
locations throughout the United States,
Stoel Rives provides corporate, real estate,
environmental compliance and litigation
services to a wide range of clients.
Melissa Jones, a partner for Stoel Rives, is
based here in Sacramento. She says that
the firm’s ability to serve clients from farm
to fork is what sets the law firm apart from
competitors. “We have one of the largest
food and agribusiness law practices in
the United States with comprehensive
transactional, regulatory, financing and
corporate experience across every tier of the
food and agribusiness industry,” Jones says.
non-compliance.”
Just as she’s passionate about the law,
Jones also believes in giving back. She
is particularly proud of a relatively new
program — the Sacramento Region
Innovation Awards — of which she played
an integral role in bringing to the Capital
Region. The awards program promotes and
highlights innovative business leaders.
As a female leader who has served as
the California Office Managing Partner
for Stoel Rives since 2014, Jones speaks
highly of the firm’s commitment to
“
As a firm, we are
committed to
working closely
together in
order to provide
exceptional and
effective legal
counsel for our
clients.
”
— MELISSA JONES
Partner
mentor young, diverse attorneys. “We
participate in a law certification program
that measures whether law firms have
considered women, LGBTQ+ and minority
lawyers for senior level lateral hiring,
Equally important is Proposition 65, which equity partner promotions, and significant
impacts companies across all industries. leadership roles, because we believe
“While well-intentioned, Proposition 65 diversity of thought and experience is
is often costly and burdensome,” Jones critical to business success in today’s
says. “In leading the firm’s Proposition 65 world,” Jones says.
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.447.0700
www.stoel.com
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