Kelley Barnaby

Kelley Barnaby, a Partner at Alston & Bird, co-leads the firm’s Financial Services and Investment Funds Litigation Team. She focuses her practice on consumer protection and unfair competition matters, advising clients in both private litigation and government investigations involving antitrust, data privacy, the False Claims Act, and CFPB enforcement. She represents clients across a range of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and FDA-regulated entities. Barnaby has extensive experience in litigating in state and federal courts, in arbitration, and before state regulators, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Her trial experience includes preparing witnesses for depositions and trials, taking and defending depositions, and arguing motions. She also manages all phases of e-discovery, from collection through production. Barnaby received the 2015 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for co-authoring Cybersecurity: What Directors Need to Know in an Era of Increased Scrutiny. She clerked for the Honorable John G. Heyburn II of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. She is consistently recognized as a Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers Rising Star in business litigation and was named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under” list in 2022.