Ashley Joyner Chavous

Ashley Joyner Chavous’s practice focuses on high-stakes criminal and civil enforcement matters, internal corporate investigations, and compliance counseling.

Ashley represents financial institutions, public companies, and senior executives in investigations and enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and other U.S. regulators. She has conducted internal investigations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and South America. She has represented companies and individuals in a variety of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement matters and regularly counsels clients facing allegations of fraud and financial irregularities. With extensive experience handling diverse compliance and governance issues, Ashley assists clients across a wide range of industries with anti-corruption due diligence, and developing and implementing anti-corruption compliance programs. She has experience representing clients at all stages of litigation, from case inception through trial and appeal. She has argued motions before state and federal courts, and examined fact and expert witnesses at trial.

As a member of Covington's Institutional Culture and Social Responsibility practice, Ashley also routinely handles highly sensitive reviews and investigations related to workplace misconduct and institutional culture.

Prior to attending law school, Ashley was an awarded newspaper reporter covering crime and the courts.