Melissa Holyoak served as HLLI’s president and general counsel from TKTK to TKK. She is now the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah. She was appointed by United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi on March 17, 2026. Prior to her new appointment, she served as Interim U.S. Attorney since November 17, 2025. President Trump nominated Holyoak to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah on January 29, 2026. On March 12, 2026, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced her nomination, which is now awaiting the full Senate’s confirmation vote.

Holyoak brings extensive experience to the United States Attorney’s Office as a litigator and leader. Most recently, she served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), protecting American consumers. 

Prior to her role as an FTC Commissioner, Holyoak served as Solicitor General with the Utah Attorney General’s Office, where she oversaw civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions. She also managed multistate matters including those involving consumer protection and antitrust claims. 

Holyoak has argued appeals in the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits. She is a former prosecutor and attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP. She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as a member of the Order of the Coif and Law Review. Holyoak is a member of the Utah, D.C., and Missouri (inactive) bars. Holyoak is married and has four children.