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Ashley Simonsen
Ashley M. Simonsen
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Los Angeles +1 424 332 4782 asimonsen@cov.com Download V-card
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Ashley Simonsen is a litigator whose practice focuses on defending complex class actions and antitrust litigation in state and federal court.

Ms. Simonsen has experience representing clients in the financial services, consumer brands, and sports industries. Before practicing law, Ms. Simonsen was an associate at Lehman Brothers in New York where she advised banks on balance sheet management and interest rate hedging strategies.

  • Representation of loan servicing company in defense of putative “true lender” class actions challenging interest rates and late fee charges, including under the California Unfair Competition Law (UCL). Won motions to dismiss two cases and defeated certification of interest rate classes in another.
  • Representation of a Korean life sciences company and a Korean manufacturer of household products in defense of product liability action. Won two motions to quash for lack of personal jurisdiction.
  • Representation of professional sports franchise defending two putative class actions challenging ticketing policies. Secured dismissal of both cases at the pleading stage.
  • Representation of snack food manufacturer in defense of putative class action challenging alleged nonfunctional slack-fill in snack boxes under UCL, California False Advertising Law (FAL), and California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA).
  • Representation of dietary supplement company in defense of putative class action challenging marketing and advertising of glucosamine supplements under UCL, FAL, and CLRA.
  • Representation of Uber Technologies, Inc. in negotiation of consent order with Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
  • Representation of individual in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action alleging securities fraud.
  • Conducted internal investigation for corporate client.
  • Representation of sports and entertainment company seeking third-party liability insurance coverage for a high-profile six-month trial. Settled on favorable grounds.
  • Representation of clients in qui tam actions alleging violations of current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), off-label promotion of prescription drugs and medical devices, and non-compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute.
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Pro Bono

  • Representation of federal prisoner asserting claims for excessive force and deliberate indifference under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Argued appeal.
  • Representation of individual in criminal case in Marin County Superior Court. Won motion to suppress evidence following cross-examination of arresting officer, resulting in dismissal of case by District Attorney.
  • Representation of two California state prisoners sentenced under California’s Three Strikes law in state habeas and resentencing proceedings. Argued resentencing motions, conducted direct examination of expert, and secured vacatur of both sentences.
  • Representation of Family Violence Appellate Project as amicus curiae in domestic violence victim’s appeal from decision denying renewal of restraining order before California Court of Appeal.
  • Representation of a California state prisoner in petitioning for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court based on alleged violations of Due Process in state jury instructions.

Previous Experience

  • Lehman Brothers, Analyst and Associate, New York, NY (2004-2007)
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Research Assistant, Boston, MA (2003)

Practices

Industries

Education

Stanford Law School, J.D., 2010

  • Stanford Law and Policy Review

Amherst College, B.A., 2004

  • summa cum laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Judicial Clerkship

  • Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2011 - 2012
  • Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2010 - 2011

Bar Admissions

  • California