Our Attorneys

Ashley K. Martin

Ashley K. Martin is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Group. She represents corporate and individual clients in a diverse range of civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels of state and federal courts. Ashley focuses her practice on commercial litigation, including contract disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, fraud claims, and other business torts. She also has substantial experience representing clients in trust disputes and bankruptcy adversary proceedings.

Ashley has significant trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Nonetheless, Ashley recognizes that each client has different business and litigation objectives, and works with her clients to formulate a litigation strategy that best serves those objectives.

Ashley earned her law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. She received her B.A. cum laude from Yale University, where she was a member of the varsity tennis team.

• As second-chair trial attorney, obtained a $134 million judgment for claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty following a five-week bench trial in Cook County Circuit Court, one of the largest reported judgments in that court’s history
• Obtained a $45.5 million verdict for an oil pipeline operator following a two-week jury trial
• Successfully defended against a $56 million fraudulent transfer case in a trial in Delaware bankruptcy court brought against a hedge fund client
• Successfully defended title insurer in bankruptcy adversary proceeding against fraudulent transfer and successor liability claims, including by obtaining summary judgment on all claims after a favorable trial verdict on damages. Obtained decisions from court of review affirming all trial court decisions.
• Successfully defended a retail company against claims for violations of the federal and state antitrust laws, obtaining summary judgment resulting in dismissal of all claims.
• Successfully defended underwriter client against a class action involving claims for violations of Sections 11, 12 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933.
• Successfully defended client against claims brought by former limited partner for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
• Obtained favorable settlement in representation of co-trustee against state court claims of breach of fiduciary duty involving family trusts.
• Represents beneficiary of a family trust in federal court action involving breach of fiduciary duty and fraud.
• Represents directors of company in a coverage action against D&O insurers.
• Represents business owner in dispute over ownership of business, including claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud.

• In re: ATIF, Inc., 2023 WL 2013524 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 15, 2023)
• In re: ATIF, Inc., 2021 WL 6060011 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. Dec. 2, 2021)
• In re: ATIF, Inc., 629 B.R. 634 (Bankr. M.D. Fla March 29, 2021)
• Solargenix Energy, LLC v. Acciona Solar Energy, LLC et al., 2020 WL 3960613 (Mar. 20, 2020) [prior firm]
• Hannah’s Boutique, Inc. v. Surdej, 112 F. Supp. 3d 758 (N.D. Ill. 2015) [prior firm]
• In re Semcrude LP, et al., 526 B.R. 556 (D. Del. 2014) [prior firm]

• Co-author, “Contractual Provisions That Matter in Litigation between a Fund Manager and an Investor”, The Hedge Fund Law Report (October 2, 2014)