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Biography

Sheila Millar leads Keller and Heckman’s consumer protection regulatory practices and brings deep experience to a range of public policy and regulatory matters, including advertising and promotions, sustainability and environmental claims, connected products, privacy, cybersecurity, and product safety. She counsels United States (U.S.) and international businesses on compliance questions and processes, represents them in regulatory enforcement matters, and advocates on their behalf before federal and state legislative and regulatory bodies.

Sheila represents clients in enforcement investigations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and state attorneys general, and in advertising proceedings at the National Advertising Division (NAD). She helps clients conduct a variety of compliance audits, and develop or refine regulatory compliance and data governance procedures. Sheila also provides crisis management legal support to U.S. and international businesses and serves as external counsel to several trade associations. She advises clients on compliance with federal and state laws, including the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California’s SB 343 regarding accuracy of recycling labels, and the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54), to name a few.

Sheila is frequently invited to speak at conferences worldwide on U.S. and international regulatory compliance and public policy issues. She is the editor of Consumer Protection Connection, an information hub for businesses and others interested in staying current on consumer protection matters. Her commentaries, thought-leadership, and analyses are regularly published in industry and legal publications.

Works at
Keller and Heckman LLP

15 Best Lawyers awards

Keller and Heckman LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • American University Washington College of Law, J.D.
  • Bryn Mawr College, B.A.

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • District of Columbia, U.S. Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Advertising Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Advertising Law, Washington, DC (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Advertising Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
Awards:
  • Chambers USA: Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide, 2026

  • Legal 500, US City Elite: Cybersecurity, Washington, DC, 2026

  • AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

  • National Law Review “Go to” Thought Leader for 2019 and 2020

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