Melissa M. Nguyen

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Melissa uses her experience in antitrust investigations and litigation to effectively support her clients’ needs. Melissa represents corporate clients across a broad range of industries, including transportation, healthcare, and digital media, in complex antitrust litigation under both state and federal antitrust laws.

Melissa received her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, where she was awarded the Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award in Legal Research & Writing. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Melissa was a legal intern for Loyola Law School’s Project for the Innocent, where she assisted in overturning the conviction of a grandmother who was wrongfully charged with the death of her grandson. Before attending law school, Melissa was a JusticeCorps member at the San Diego Superior Court and a paralegal intern at the San Diego Primary Public Defenders’ Office, Juvenile Delinquency Division.

Career & Education

    • University of California, San Diego, B.A., cum laude, sociology, 2016
    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2020
    • University of California, San Diego, B.A., cum laude, sociology, 2016
    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2020
    • California
    • California

Melissa's Insights

Firm News | 3 min read | 07.08.25

Crowell & Moring Client CSX Wins Summary Judgment in 18-Year Antitrust Litigation

Washington – July 8, 2025: Crowell & Moring has secured summary judgment on behalf of longtime firm client CSX Transportation, Inc., prevailing in nearly 20 years of multi-district litigation known as In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation. Crowell and three other leading firms representing prominent rail companies led a joint defense group in one of the longest-running and most complex antitrust litigations in U.S. history....

Representative Matters

  • Representing a Class I railroad as a defendant in a multi-district antitrust litigation alleging a conspiracy to fix fuel surcharge prices.
  • Representing a healthcare company as a defendant in an antitrust litigation alleging a hub-and-spoke price-fixing conspiracy.
  • Representing multiple third parties in antitrust investigations and litigations relating to technology and digital markets.
  • Representing a pro bono client in a Section 1983 prisoners’ right action.
  • Achieved a favorable settlement for an elderly and disabled pro bono client at risk of foreclosure due to a predatory home improvement financing scheme.

Melissa's Insights

Firm News | 3 min read | 07.08.25

Crowell & Moring Client CSX Wins Summary Judgment in 18-Year Antitrust Litigation

Washington – July 8, 2025: Crowell & Moring has secured summary judgment on behalf of longtime firm client CSX Transportation, Inc., prevailing in nearly 20 years of multi-district litigation known as In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation. Crowell and three other leading firms representing prominent rail companies led a joint defense group in one of the longest-running and most complex antitrust litigations in U.S. history....

Melissa's Insights

Firm News | 3 min read | 07.08.25

Crowell & Moring Client CSX Wins Summary Judgment in 18-Year Antitrust Litigation

Washington – July 8, 2025: Crowell & Moring has secured summary judgment on behalf of longtime firm client CSX Transportation, Inc., prevailing in nearly 20 years of multi-district litigation known as In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation. Crowell and three other leading firms representing prominent rail companies led a joint defense group in one of the longest-running and most complex antitrust litigations in U.S. history....