Melissa H. Nafash

Melissa H. Nafash is a Partner in Milberg’s New York office and Co-Chair of the firm’s mass arbitration practice. She has represented more than one million clients in matters involving data breaches, misuse of personal data, cryptocurrency disputes, consumer finance, and personal banking litigation.

Ms. Nafash is widely recognized for her work. She has been named a “Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar” by The National Law Journal, a “Next Generation Lawyer” by Lawdragon, and one of The Best Lawyers in America®’s “Ones to Watch” in Class Actions – Plaintiffs. Women in Business Law also selected her as a finalist for its “Arbitration Rising Star” award. Additionally, she has received the National Trial Lawyers’ “Top 40 Under 40,” the “New York Metro Area Outstanding Young Lawyer,” and the “Top Young Women Attorneys” awards.

Before joining Milberg, Ms. Nafash was a Partner at Labaton Keller Sucharow, where she developed the firm’s groundbreaking ADR Practice in response to the rise of mandatory arbitration clauses. Her work there secured over $200 million in recoveries for more than 400,000 clients in some of the largest consumer mass arbitration matters in recent years.


She earned her J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law and her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. Ms. Nafash is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, multiple U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.