Ashley Miller

• Representing numerous publicly traded companies in class action litigation regarding the companies’ collection and use of customer data.
• Counsel to companies in the consumer products, hospitality, and healthcare industries defending against putative nationwide class action lawsuits following data breaches.
• Obtained dismissal of a putative nationwide class action against a hotel chain arising out of a data breach, which was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.
• Obtained dismissal of a putative nationwide TCPA class action, which was affirmed by the Seventh Circuit.
• Counsel to multiple companies in Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General investigations regarding consumer protection and privacy matters.
• Obtained a complete dismissal of a putative class action against flooring manufacturer alleging antitrust violations.
• Represented a Fortune 50 technology company in trade secrets, unfair competition, and antitrust litigation in New Orleans.

Ashley Miller focuses her practice on class action defense, with a significant emphasis on data security and privacy matters, and government investigations. Ashley represents clients across a variety of industries, including health care, hospitality, technology, and consumer products. She has assisted in all phases of litigation, including motions to dismiss, class certification, summary judgment, trial preparation, and appeal. The Best Lawyers in America^© recognized Ashley as “One to Watch” in the area of Commercial Litigation for 2022.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Ashley served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Eleanor L. Ross in the Northern District of Georgia and the Honorable Judge J. Randal Hall in the Southern District of Georgia. Ashley graduated summa cum laude from the Georgia State University College of Law and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. She was the lead articles editor of the Georgia State University Law Review and served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Judge Frank M. Hull of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Honorable Justice David E. Nahmias of the Georgia Supreme Court, and the Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. of the Northern District of Georgia.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Georgia State University (J.D., 2014)
• University of Georgia (B.A.J., 2011)