HP appoints Gregg Melinson Vice President of Global Government Affairs and Deputy General Counsel

For much of the last 20 years, Melinson has been a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, most recently serving as chief marketing partner, where he led all strategic client development activities and significantly contributed to the overall growth of the firm. Previously, he was chair of the Government Affairs Practice Group, where he advised clients in matters involving the interplay between business and government at all levels.

From 1995 to 1997, Melinson left Drinker Biddle to serve as deputy general counsel to Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania. In that capacity, Melinson represented Gov. Ridge and other administration officials in federal and state court litigation, while also overseeing the work of several hundred lawyers in the Governor’s Office of General Counsel.