Atara Miller is a partner in the New York office of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group.
Ms. Miller’s practice focuses on federal and state court litigation of complex commercial matters and bankruptcy-related litigation. She has extensive experience trying cases and also managing disputes out of court, and in mediation. Ms. Miller regularly represents financial institutions, corporations, and individuals in class actions, securities and breach of fiduciary duty actions. She has tried jury and non-jury trials in federal courts across the country.
Ms. Miller litigates and negotiates appropriate rates for music performing rights, on behalf of Broadcast Music, Inc., one of three national performance rights organizations. She obtained a trial victory for BMI against Pandora Media, Inc. The decision was identified by Law360 as one of the biggest copyright rulings of the year, and is changing the market for performing rights in the digital era. Most recently, Ms. Miller successfully challenged the Department of Justice’s interpretation of BMI’s antitrust Consent Decree, and was identified as “Litigator of the Week” by the American Lawyer for the victory. She is currently representing BMI in a rate setting case against the over 10,000 local commercial broadcast radio stations.
Ms. Miller also has significant experience in the financial restructuring space, having litigated through trial multiple fraudulent transfer claims and adversary proceedings and prosecuted fraudulent misrepresentation claims on behalf of secured lenders. She is representing Ambac Assurance Corp. in federal litigation related to the financial crisis in Puerto Rico and the unprecedented restructuring proceedings of the Commonwealth and related entities, under the newly-enacted federal law, PROMESA.
In 2017, 2018 and 2020, Ms. Miller was named to Law360’s Media and Entertainment Editorial Advisory Board. As a member of the Board, Ms. Miller has provided Law360 with feedback on media and entertainment coverage and insight as an expert in the field on how best to shape future coverage.
Ms. Miller was named in Benchmark Litigation’s “40 and Under Hot List” in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Benchmark Litigation has also recognized Ms. Miller as a “Future Star” in Litigation. In 2016, Ms. Miller was recognized as “one of the top media and entertainment attorneys under the age of 40” by Law360 as part of its annual “Rising Stars” series.
Last Updated September 2020
