Our Attorneys

Ashley A. Bukowski is an associate in the Firm’s Chambers-ranked Energy Law Group. Ashley is an experienced energy attorney and has substantial experience in regulatory litigation and the regulatory process. Ashley utilizes her background to provide strategic guidance and counseling to renewable energy companies including on compliance advice and contested proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC).

Prior to joining the Firm, Ashley served in legal and policy roles at the ICC, where she advised on complex regulatory matters involving electric utilities, renewable energy, and other energy-related issues. Most recently, as a Staff Attorney in the Clean and Alternative Energy Section, Ashley represented ICC Staff in contested proceedings including those involving rate design, performance metrics, grid planning, and renewable energy initiatives. Ashley previously served as a Legal and Policy Advisor to Commissioner Michael T. Carrigan where she advised on legal and technical issues across energy, water, telecommunications, and transportation matters. Prior to the ICC, she held externship positions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, focusing on environmental enforcement and regulatory matters.

Ashley earned her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she received an Environmental and Energy Law Certificate and CALI Awards in Energy Law, Environmental Law & Policy II, and Legislative Advocacy. She earned her B.A., cum laude, from Eastern Illinois University