Pamela Miller represents banks and financial institutions in litigation relating to bank liability, fraud, bankruptcy, regulatory improprieties, and securities matters, and has conducted internal investigations involving anti-money laundering compliance, securities fraud, internal and corporate fraud, accounting fraud, and market manipulation. Pam is also the co-chair of O’Melveny’s Litigation Department, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
In 2018, Crain’s New York Business recognized Pam as a “trailblazer…who found multiple paths to excellence” in its inaugural list of Leading Women Lawyers in New York City. She was also recently recognized by The Legal 500 US for her distinguished career in financial services litigation.
Pam’s clients benefit from her wealth of experience before major government agencies including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the New York State Attorney General’s Office.
Pam is a strong advocate of diversity in the legal profession. She has collaborated with several clients to design and implement programs to enhance the diversity of client teams, and she regularly discusses diversity initiatives at client and industry events. She is a member of O’Melveny’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and a former member of the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Women in the Profession.
Financial Services Litigation
- Representing a private equity fund and former members of the Tops Markets board of directors in breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent transfer claims brought by the litigation trustee for Tops Markets
Commercial Litigation
- Trial lawyer in three-week federal jury trial that resulted in full defense verdict for medical device company C.R. Bard in a tying case against competitor AngioDynamics. AngioDynamics sought over $260M in damages and an injunction forcing Bard to unbundle the technology it developed to help place peripherally-inserted central catheters.
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of New York
Education
- Columbia University, J.D., 1997
- Princeton University, B.A., 1992, cum laude
Honors & Awards
- Lawdragon, 500 Leading Litigators in America (2022-2025)
- Legal 500 US, Securities Litigation (2018-2019)
- Legal 500 US, Financial Services Litigation (2012-2014, 2016, 2019-2022)
- Legal Aid Society's Pro Bono Publico Award, “In recognition of outstanding pro bono service to the Legal Aid Society”
Professional Activities
Clerkships
- The Honorable Roanne Mann, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Member
- Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society
Presentations
- “Emerging Issues in Clawback Claims – ‘The Perils of Picard’: New Dangers Faced by Defrauded Ponzi Scheme Investors,” Pamela Miller and Kent A. Yalowitz, Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, NY, (November 15, 2012)
Advisories
- “Brown v. Tellermate Provides Reminder of Best Practices Concerning Document Discovery” (August 2014)
Co-Author
- “Changing Tides: Legalizing Surrogacy in New York,” Pamela Miller and Valerie Cohen, New York Law Journal (March 18, 2016)