Credentials
Education
Government Service
Summer Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nevada
Recognition
Legal Aid Society 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award
Recipient
ALM Media
2017 Transatlantic Litigation Team of the Year
The American Lawyer
2017 Global Dispute of the Year
Commitment to Justice Award
2015 Recipient
New York State Bar Association’s Empire State Counsel Award
Recipient, 2012-2015
Legal Memberships
2020 Graduate of EDNY Mediator Incubator Program and Member of EDNY Mediation Panel
Law School...Yes We Can!
Program Mentor
AIJA
International Association of Young Lawyers
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
U.S. District Court, N.D. New York
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
Articles and Presentations
Moderator and Panelist, “When AI is Manipulated, Not Hacked: Rethinking Security Law, Contracts, and Liability,” 2026 MCCA Pathways Conference.
Panelist, “Ship Fast But Don't Get Sued: Navigating AI Legal Risk & Innovation for Colorado Startups,” 2026 Colorado Startup Week and 2026 Denver Product Summit.
Moderator, “AI and Pricing in Litigation & Investigations,” AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, 2026 Annual Congress.
Article, “Generative AI for Litigators: A Trial Lawyer’s New Best Friend,” Attorney at Work.
Article, “Colorado AI Act Enforcement: What Lawyers and Businesses Need to Know,” Law.com.
Panelist, "Smart Resolutions: Leveraging AI in ADR Decision-Making, Advocacy, and Administration," Colorado Bar Association Annual ADR Conference.
Panelist and Moderator, "How GenAI is Reshaping In-House Counsel's Needs and Capabilities," AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, Annual Congress.
Presenter, "How to Safely Use AI to Excel in Law," Faculty of Federal Advocates.
Other Experiences
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Miles Orton is a trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes litigation and arbitration nationwide. He focuses on business disputes and commercial litigation matters, with deep experience representing health care providers in contract disputes. He is a go-to advocate for international companies facing litigation in the United States. Miles is focused on shaping the future of legal practice, advising clients on the responsible use of AI and leading research and deployment of AI products as a member of the firm’s Technology Committee.
Before joining WTO, Miles honed his trial skills in the New York City and Paris offices of a global law firm, where he served on multiple trial teams, spanning billion-dollar disputes to leanly-staffed arbitrations for multinational clients in health care, technology, financial services, mining, and aviation. He also completed a secondment at a global aerospace and defense company in Europe, giving him a first-hand understanding of how best to support high-impact in-house legal teams.
His personal interests include distance running, spending time with family, chess, and travel.
Cases
Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Won administrative action against Colorado state agencies challenging their misapplication of federal law to health care institutions.
Represented a major healthcare provider in a first-of-its-kind adjudicatory administrative action brought by the Colorado Division of Insurance, securing a complete dismissal of all four complaints in advance of the scheduled hearings.
Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Won administrative action against Colorado state agencies challenging their misapplication of federal law to health care institutions.
Represented a major healthcare provider in a first-of-its-kind adjudicatory administrative action brought by the Colorado Division of Insurance, securing a complete dismissal of all four complaints in advance of the scheduled hearings.
Served on a seven-week trial team representing insolvency administrators of Nortel Group's European, Middle Eastern, and African affiliates in one of the largest cross-border insolvencies involving the division of $7.3 billion.
Represented various investment funds in sovereign debt litigation over Argentina's default, leading to favorable settlements.
Successfully defended an international client in a federal court action seeking to vacate an arbitration award in an international arbitration administered by the ICDR involving numerous fraudulent subsidiary companies.
Represented a transnational mineral products company in U.S. bankruptcy litigation.
Represented a pre-revenue company CEO in an SEC investigation and enforcement action.
White Collar & Investigations
Conducted a multiyear anti-corruption compliance investigation of a major transnational company's relationships with hundreds of third parties and dozens of associated investment projects.
Led a due diligence review of a multinational European company's relationships with business partners in Southeast Asia.
In re MF Global Inc.: Conducted an internal investigation for the trustee for the liquidation of MF Global Inc. surrounding the events leading to the shortfall of customer property in preparation for court and U.S. congressional hearings.
Represented a finance executive in a criminal investigation of alleged marketing kickbacks.
Product Liability
Represented a major pharmaceutical company against product liability claims in a multidistrict litigation, resulting in exclusion of unreliable plaintiffs' witness testimony and dismissal on summary judgment.
Represented international companies in various product liability litigation risk assessment and mitigation exercises.
Employment
Pro Bono
Secured a settlement for a pro bono client who sued her landlord for wrongful eviction and breach of contract.
Represented pro bono clients in immigration, civil rights, family, housing, and criminal appellate litigation and administrative hearings.
Miles Orton is a trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes litigation and arbitration nationwide. He focuses on business disputes and commercial litigation matters, with deep experience representing health care providers in contract disputes. He is a go-to advocate for international companies facing litigation in the United States. Miles is focused on shaping the future of legal practice, advising clients on the responsible use of AI and leading research and deployment of AI products as a member of the firm’s Technology Committee.
Before joining WTO, Miles honed his trial skills in the New York City and Paris offices of a global law firm, where he served on multiple trial teams, spanning billion-dollar disputes to leanly-staffed arbitrations for multinational clients in health care, technology, financial services, mining, and aviation. He also completed a secondment at a global aerospace and defense company in Europe, giving him a first-hand understanding of how best to support high-impact in-house legal teams.
His personal interests include distance running, spending time with family, chess, and travel.
Credentials
Education
Government Service
Summer Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nevada
Recognition
Legal Aid Society 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award
Recipient
ALM Media
2017 Transatlantic Litigation Team of the Year
The American Lawyer
2017 Global Dispute of the Year
Commitment to Justice Award
2015 Recipient
New York State Bar Association’s Empire State Counsel Award
Recipient, 2012-2015
Legal Memberships
2020 Graduate of EDNY Mediator Incubator Program and Member of EDNY Mediation Panel
Law School...Yes We Can!
Program Mentor
AIJA
International Association of Young Lawyers
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
U.S. District Court, N.D. New York
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
Articles and Presentations
Moderator and Panelist, “When AI is Manipulated, Not Hacked: Rethinking Security Law, Contracts, and Liability,” 2026 MCCA Pathways Conference.
Panelist, “Ship Fast But Don't Get Sued: Navigating AI Legal Risk & Innovation for Colorado Startups,” 2026 Colorado Startup Week and 2026 Denver Product Summit.
Moderator, “AI and Pricing in Litigation & Investigations,” AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, 2026 Annual Congress.
Article, “Generative AI for Litigators: A Trial Lawyer’s New Best Friend,” Attorney at Work.
Article, “Colorado AI Act Enforcement: What Lawyers and Businesses Need to Know,” Law.com.
Panelist, "Smart Resolutions: Leveraging AI in ADR Decision-Making, Advocacy, and Administration," Colorado Bar Association Annual ADR Conference.
Panelist and Moderator, "How GenAI is Reshaping In-House Counsel's Needs and Capabilities," AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, Annual Congress.
Presenter, "How to Safely Use AI to Excel in Law," Faculty of Federal Advocates.
Other Experiences
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Cases
Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Won administrative action against Colorado state agencies challenging their misapplication of federal law to health care institutions.
Represented a major healthcare provider in a first-of-its-kind adjudicatory administrative action brought by the Colorado Division of Insurance, securing a complete dismissal of all four complaints in advance of the scheduled hearings.
Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Won administrative action against Colorado state agencies challenging their misapplication of federal law to health care institutions.
Represented a major healthcare provider in a first-of-its-kind adjudicatory administrative action brought by the Colorado Division of Insurance, securing a complete dismissal of all four complaints in advance of the scheduled hearings.
Served on a seven-week trial team representing insolvency administrators of Nortel Group's European, Middle Eastern, and African affiliates in one of the largest cross-border insolvencies involving the division of $7.3 billion.
Represented various investment funds in sovereign debt litigation over Argentina's default, leading to favorable settlements.
Successfully defended an international client in a federal court action seeking to vacate an arbitration award in an international arbitration administered by the ICDR involving numerous fraudulent subsidiary companies.
Represented a transnational mineral products company in U.S. bankruptcy litigation.
Represented a pre-revenue company CEO in an SEC investigation and enforcement action.
White Collar & Investigations
Conducted a multiyear anti-corruption compliance investigation of a major transnational company's relationships with hundreds of third parties and dozens of associated investment projects.
Led a due diligence review of a multinational European company's relationships with business partners in Southeast Asia.
In re MF Global Inc.: Conducted an internal investigation for the trustee for the liquidation of MF Global Inc. surrounding the events leading to the shortfall of customer property in preparation for court and U.S. congressional hearings.
Represented a finance executive in a criminal investigation of alleged marketing kickbacks.
Product Liability
Represented a major pharmaceutical company against product liability claims in a multidistrict litigation, resulting in exclusion of unreliable plaintiffs' witness testimony and dismissal on summary judgment.
Represented international companies in various product liability litigation risk assessment and mitigation exercises.
Employment
Pro Bono
Secured a settlement for a pro bono client who sued her landlord for wrongful eviction and breach of contract.
Represented pro bono clients in immigration, civil rights, family, housing, and criminal appellate litigation and administrative hearings.