Ashley C. - Associate Attorney

Fair Oaks, United States

Experience

May 2013 - Apr 2016

3 years

Associate Attorney

Girard Gibbs

Represented plaintiffs in consumer, securities, antitrust and privacy class action litigation
Researched and drafted court filings
Appeared in state and federal court
Took and defended depositions
Propounded and responded to discovery
Researched and investigated potential cases
Prepared witness profiles and summaries
Reviewed and evaluated document productions
Vetted clients and representative plaintiffs
Vetted and consulted with experts, and reviewed and edited expert reports

Apr 2011 - May 2013

2 years 2 months

Project Attorney

Berman DeValerio; DLA Piper; Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati; Baker & McKenzie; Kaufhold Gaskin

Reviewed and evaluated document productions pursuant to antitrust, healthcare, IP litigation
Drafted deposition preparation summaries to prepare lead attorneys
Wrote memoranda summarizing evidentiary developments in relation to settlement discussions
Assisted with the representation of corporate clients in corporate mergers under antitrust review by the DOJ and FTC
Reviewed documents to be produced to government agencies for privilege
Wrote privilege log relating to document productions
Evaluated client practices related to HIPPA compliance
Performed review of German documents (licensing and distribution agreements; Austrian collective bargaining agreement) in connection to corporate merger
Translated pertinent documents from German to English

Oct 2010 - Mar 2011

6 months

San Francisco, United States

Law Clerk

King & Spalding

Performed document review and quality control review on medical records pertaining to mass tort litigation
Updated case files and managed correspondence
Researched state and local rules for court filings

Jan 2010 - May 2010

5 months

Oakland, United States

Law Clerk

Liberty Law Office

Carried out legal research and wrote court motions
Prepared discovery demands and deposition questions
Performed client intake, document review and research on incoming client cases

Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

5 months

San Francisco, United States

Student Law Clerk

Investor Justice Clinic

Researched and prepared client complaints for filing with FINRA
Guided clients through FINRA arbitration process with brokerage firms

May 2009 - Jul 2009

3 months

Los Angeles, United States

Law Clerk, Civil Division Antitrust Section

Office of the California Attorney General

Translated pertinent documents from German to English
Researched violations of state and federal antitrust laws
Developed case evidence in ongoing cases and investigations that resulted in judgments and settlements for the State of California
Performed legal and factual research, wrote memoranda summarizing findings

Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

3 months

Sausalito, United States

Legal Writing Intern

Advice Company

Researched, wrote and edited articles on various legal topics
Drafted pleadings to prepare for copyright litigation

May 2004 - Aug 2007

3 years 4 months

San Francisco, United States

Constituent Services Representative

Office of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

Conducted constituent casework for SSA, Medicare, FDA, FEMA, DOI, HHS
Held meetings with government and community organizations

Consultant

Lighthouse Technologies; H5 Technologies

Advised clients on discovery solutions leveraging proprietary technologies to facilitate internal investigations, claim construction and fact development
Provided expertise on technological solutions to facilitate document productions
Applied industry expertise across a variety of industries including financial, intellectual property, medical, product liability, consumer and employment
Created case studies, marketing materials and industry use cases for technologies including AI