Kristi Ramsay

• Obtained full dismissal of U.S. defamation claims against a foreign citizen arising from international media and political attention to work related to a U.S. presidential campaign.
• Defending an international payment services company against claims of political and ideological discrimination.
• Defended an entertainer and entrepreneur against defamation and other tort claims related to the client’s successful consumer products business. Achieved full grant of motion to dismiss multiple claims in the initial complaint.
• Representing an education institution in False Claims Act actions alleging violations of Title IV regulations.
• Representing an education company defending numerous Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) putative class actions, individual lawsuits, and claims.
• Counseled and defended numerous clients regarding TCPA compliance and emerging issues.

Kristi Ramsay is an associate in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group.

Kristi represents clients in complex commercial litigation, with experience in consumer class actions, TCPA litigation, media, and higher education.

Kristi received her J.D., summa cum laude, in 2017 from Georgia State University. Kristi earned her B.A., with highest distinction, from the University of North Carolina, where she studied journalism and Spanish.

Before joining the firm, Kristi worked at CNN for more than a decade. During her time there, she focused on digital news and contributed to award-winning coverage.

Languages

• Spanish

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Georgia State University (J.D., 2017)
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2006)