Melissa B. Runsten

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Washington, D.C.

Tel: +1 202 383 8073

Overview

Melissa Runsten is a corporate associate and a member of the Healthcare Group. Her practice focuses on FDA/FTC regulatory matters and includes the representation ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- Manna Pro, a manufacturer and marketer of pet care and nutrition and a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of Hero Pet Brands.
- Morgan Stanley Investment Management in its acquisition of Manna Pro, a leading producer of nutritional supplements and other animal products, from The Carlyle Group.

Education

Stanford Law School, J.D.
Stanford University, B.A.

Melissa Runsten is a corporate associate and a member of the Healthcare Group. Her practice focuses on FDA/FTC regulatory matters and includes the representation of drug, device, food, cosmetic and other consumer product companies. Ms. Runsten also routinely conducts regulatory due diligence for private equity funds and strategic acquirers in corporate transactions.Ms. Runsten joined Debevoise in 2017. She received a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2015, where she was co-president of the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation and an online editor of the Stanford Law Review. She received a B.A. with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University in 2010.