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Ashley Keller

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Ashley Keller is a founding partner of Keller Postman, a litigation firm that has become a significant force in holding technology and advertising companies accountable for data privacy violations, antitrust conduct, and consumer harm. The firm has pursued mass arbitration strategies and class actions against some of the largest players in the digital advertising ecosystem, including Google, Meta, and others, making Keller a notable figure in the legal landscape surrounding AdTech accountability. His work has shaped how companies think about data collection, consent, and competitive practices in programmatic advertising. Before founding Keller Postman, Ashley Keller was a partner at Bartlit Beck, a prominent trial law firm known for high-stakes commercial litigation. He built a reputation as a skilled trial attorney handling complex commercial disputes, which laid the groundwork for his later focus on technology and consumer-facing litigation. His academic credentials include a clerkship with a federal appellate judge, which provided a strong foundation for his appellate and complex litigation practice. Keller Postman has grown rapidly into one of the more aggressive and innovative litigation firms targeting the AdTech industry, leveraging mass arbitration as a tool to pressure large platforms. The firm's cases have touched on issues central to AdTech including tracking pixels, behavioral advertising, data brokerage, and alleged anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising supply chain, making Ashley Keller an influential — if adversarial — figure in the industry's regulatory and legal environment.

Last updated Aug 25, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Role
Founding Partner
Company
Keller Postman
Based
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Years in industry
10 years

Bio

Ashley Keller is a founding partner of Keller Postman, a litigation firm that has become a significant force in holding technology and advertising companies accountable for data privacy violations, antitrust conduct, and consumer harm. The firm has pursued mass arbitration strategies and class actions against some of the largest players in the digital advertising ecosystem, including Google, Meta, and others, making Keller a notable figure in the legal landscape surrounding AdTech accountability. His work has shaped how companies think about data collection, consent, and competitive practices in programmatic advertising. Before founding Keller Postman, Ashley Keller was a partner at Bartlit Beck, a prominent trial law firm known for high-stakes commercial litigation. He built a reputation as a skilled trial attorney handling complex commercial disputes, which laid the groundwork for his later focus on technology and consumer-facing litigation. His academic credentials include a clerkship with a federal appellate judge, which provided a strong foundation for his appellate and complex litigation practice. Keller Postman has grown rapidly into one of the more aggressive and innovative litigation firms targeting the AdTech industry, leveraging mass arbitration as a tool to pressure large platforms. The firm's cases have touched on issues central to AdTech including tracking pixels, behavioral advertising, data brokerage, and alleged anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising supply chain, making Ashley Keller an influential — if adversarial — figure in the industry's regulatory and legal environment.

Career

  • Partner

    Bartlit Beck LLP · 2010-2018

  • Law Clerk

    U.S. Court of Appeals (Seventh Circuit) · 2007-2008

Expertise & education

Expertise

Data Privacy LitigationAntitrust LawMass ArbitrationClass Action LitigationDigital Advertising AccountabilityConsumer Protection LawAdTech Regulatory EnforcementProgrammatic Advertising Legal Issues

Education

  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School
  • B.A., Northwestern University

Speaking topics

Mass Arbitration and Its Impact on Tech CompaniesData Privacy Enforcement and AdTechAntitrust Issues in Digital AdvertisingConsumer Protection in the Digital Economy

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Co-founded Keller Postman, which became one of the leading firms using mass arbitration strategies against major tech platforms
  • Led significant litigation against Google and Meta related to digital advertising practices and data privacy
  • Pioneered mass arbitration as a litigation tool to circumvent class action waivers in consumer tech agreements

Awards

Named among top trial lawyers by various legal publicationsRecognized in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America

Publications

  • Various legal briefs and filings in landmark AdTech and data privacy cases