Julia R. Miller is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

Ms. Miller represents clients in white-collar defense and investigations, including both government-facing investigations and internal corporate investigations, as well as complex commercial litigation and class action securities matters. She has represented large corporations, cryptocurrency companies, financial institutions, and funds, as well as directors and officers in a variety of investigations and commercial litigations.

Ms. Miller also maintains an active pro bono practice, and has formerly served on the firm’s Recruiting Committee.

Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Miller served as a law clerk to Judge John R. Padova of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Miller earned her JD from Harvard Law School, where she served as article selection editor for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.

Ms. Miller’s experience includes:

  • An internal investigation of a fintech platform by its Audit Committee related to allegations of financial misstatements, workplace irregularities, and related SEC investigation
  • A multi-year disclosure investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) involving numerous witness interviews, multiple rounds of document requests, and presentations to SEC staff
  • SEC investigations of a venture capital firm regarding various DeFi investments
  • An internal investigation into the financial reporting of an emerging cryptocurrency trading platform
  • Defending officers of a technology company in a shareholder derivative lawsuit pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery, alleging breach of fiduciary duty in connection with an acquisition
  • Defending a home décor business against its acquirer in a post-transaction complex purchase price dispute

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2016
  • M.S.ED, Education Law, University of Pennsylvania, 2013
  • BA, University of Pennsylvania, 2011