Mr. A. Matthew Ashley

A. Matthew Ashley

Alvin Matthew Ashley - Irell & Manella LLP

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A. Matthew Ashley

A. Matthew Ashley is a partner in the Newport Beach office of Irell & Manella LLP and is a member of the firm's litigation workgroup. Mr. Ashley's practice is in civil litigation, with an emphasis in complex commercial matters. Mr. Ashley has successfully resolved a broad array of matters for his clients, including litigation over tax shelters, hedge funds, subprime mortgage disputes, business torts, securities fraud, broker-dealer regulation and activities, professional negligence, employment law, contract disputes, intellectual property, commercial insurance recovery, and real estate.

In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Ashley was selected for inclusion in Los Angeles Magazine'sSouthern California "Rising Stars" in business litigation.
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Last summer, Mr. Ashley served as lead trial counsel for a bankruptcy trustee suing a former director of the bankrupt company and that director's affiliated companies. The trustee alleged that the former director breached his fiduciary duties to the company by selling an unfair and unreasonable tax shelter to his company. The trustee sought to void the tax shelter and obtain repayment of all money paid for the tax shelter, plus prejudgment interest. After a ten day trial, Mr. Ashley's client prevailed on all claims.
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Mr. Ashley was lead trial counsel for one of two co-general partners who were sued in a three year arbitration and trial court proceeding over an alleged hedge fund fraud. After seventeen days of arbitration hearings, the three member Panel denied all claims against Mr. Ashley's client and awarded Mr. Ashley's client all of his attorneys' fees and costs expended in defending himself, totaling in excess of $1.6 million. The other general partner suffered a $77 million arbitration award, and Mr. Ashley's client shared in a substantial portion of that award. The arbitration award was upheld in its entirety by the New York Supreme Court.

Confidential AAA Arbitration (2005)

In 2005, Mr. Ashley was part of the trial team in a confidential AAA arbitration involving a dispute over San Diego and North Los Angeles County real property worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Ashley's client was alleged to have improperly and fraudulently obtained partnership property in breach of his fiduciary duties to his partner. After sixteen days of arbitration hearings, the arbitrator denied all claims against Mr. Ashley's client and awarded him the disputed real estate. No challenge to the arbitration award was ever made.

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A. Matthew Ashley is a partner in the Newport Beach office of Irell & Manella LLP and is a member of the firm's litigation workgroup. Mr. Ashley's practice is in civil litigation, with an emphasis in complex commercial matters. Mr. Ashley has successfully resolved a broad array of matters for his clients, including litigation over tax shelters, hedge funds, subprime mortgage disputes, business torts, securities fraud, broker-dealer regulation and activities, professional negligence, employment law, contract disputes, intellectual property, commercial insurance recovery, and real estate.

In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Ashley was selected for inclusion in Los Angeles Magazine's Southern California "Rising Stars" in business litigation.
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This summer, Mr. Ashley served as lead trial counsel for a bankruptcy trustee suing a former director of the bankrupt company and that director's affiliated companies. The trustee alleged that the former director breached his fiduciary duties to the company by selling an unfair and unreasonable tax shelter to his company. The trustee sought to void the tax shelter and obtain repayment of all money paid for the tax shelter, plus prejudgment interest. After a ten day trial, Mr. Ashley's client prevailed on all claims.
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Mr. Ashley was lead trial counsel for one of two co-general partners who were sued in a three year arbitration and trial court proceeding over an alleged hedge fund fraud. After seventeen days of arbitration hearings, the three member Panel denied all claims against Mr. Ashley's client and awarded Mr. Ashley's client all of his attorneys' fees and costs expended in defending himself, totaling in excess of $1.6 million. The other general partner suffered a $77 million arbitration award, and Mr. Ashley's client shared in a substantial portion of that award. The arbitration award was upheld in its entirety by the New York Supreme Court.

Confidential AAA Arbitration (2005)

In 2005, Mr. Ashley was part of the trial team in a confidential AAA arbitration involving a dispute over San Diego and North Los Angeles County real property worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Ashley's client was alleged to have improperly and fraudulently obtained partnership property in breach of his fiduciary duties to his partner. After sixteen days of arbitration hearings, the arbitrator denied all claims against Mr. Ashley's client and awarded him the disputed real estate. No challenge to the arbitration award was ever made.

A. Matthew Ashley is a partner in the Newport Beach office of Irell & Manella LLP and is a member of the firm's litigation workgroup.Mr. Ashley's practice is in civil litigation, with an emphasis in complex commercial matters.Mr. Ashley has successfully resolved a broad array of matters for his clients, including litigation over business torts, securities fraud, hedge fund regulation and activities, broker-dealer regulation and activities, professional negligence, employment law, contract disputes, intellectual property, commercial insurance recovery, and real estate.

In 2004 and 2005 surveys of his peers published in Los Angeles Magazine, Mr. Ashley was recognized as one of Southern California's "Rising Stars" in business litigation.

A. Matthew Ashley, a litigator in Irell & Manella LLP's Newport Beach office, has been elected to the firm's partnership.

A. Matthew Ashley, a litigator in Irell & Manella LLP's Newport Beach office, has been elected to the firm's partnership.

In his short career, Mr. Ashley, 32, has taken a leading role in some of the firm's larger matters. Since joining Irell as an associate in 1998, he has focused on complex commercial disputes spanning a broad range of legal issues and industries. Mr. Ashley has significant experience litigating business torts, securities fraud and contract disputes, as well as cases concerning hedge fund and broker-dealer regulations.

In addition to securities and investment cases, he has been heavily involved in disputes involving intellectual property, professional negligence, employment law, insurance, and real estate. Clients include regional, national and international banking institutions, publicly-traded developers, and international retailers and manufacturing companies.

Mr. Ashley's current caseload includes handling an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court over alleged improper tax shelters. In another matter, he is arbitrating over the management and proposed dissolution of a limited partnership hedge fund. Mr. Ashley also represents an international medical device manufacturer in a number of lawsuits brought over alleged infringement of patents relating to cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Recently, Mr. Ashley worked with Irell attorneys Richard Sherman and Scott Baskin to successfully defend a client against claims of breach of contract, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in an arbitration proceeding involving over $1 billion in Southern California real estate.
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Mr. Ashley was credited with trying a large part of that case.

"Despite his relative youth, Matt is an aggressive and smart litigator who has repeatedly been able to obtain excellent results for the firm's clients, regardless of the nature of the dispute," said Mr. Sherman, the Managing Partner of Irell's Newport Beach office.
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Matt's election to the partnership reflects not only his talents as a litigator, but his command of extremely complex topics."

Mr. Ashley is a graduate of Yale Law School (J.D., 1998) and Tulane University (B.S. in Economics, 1995), where he graduated second in his class, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In 2004, his peers recognized him as one of Southern California's "Rising Stars" in business litigation in a survey published by Los Angeles Magazine.

A. Matthew Ashley, a litigator in Irell & Manella LLP's Newport Beach office, has been elected to the firm's partnership.

In his short career, Mr. Ashley, 32, has taken a leading role in some of the firm's larger matters. Since joining Irell as an associate in 1998, he has focused on complex commercial disputes spanning a broad range of legal issues and industries. Mr. Ashley has significant experience litigating business torts, securities fraud and contract disputes, as well as cases concerning hedge fund and broker-dealer regulations.

In addition to securities and investment cases, he has been heavily involved in disputes involving intellectual property, professional negligence, employment law, insurance, and real estate. Clients include regional, national and international banking institutions, publicly-traded developers, and international retailers and manufacturing companies.

Mr. Ashley's current caseload includes handling an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court over alleged improper tax shelters. In another matter, he is arbitrating over the management and proposed dissolution of a limited partnership hedge fund. Mr. Ashley also represents an international medical device manufacturer in a number of lawsuits brought over alleged infringement of patents relating to cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Recently, Mr. Ashley worked with Irell attorneys Richard Sherman and Scott Baskin to successfully defend a client against claims of breach of contract, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in an arbitration proceeding involving over $1 billion in Southern California real estate.
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Mr. Ashley was credited with trying a large part of that case.

"Despite his relative youth, Matt is an aggressive and smart litigator who has repeatedly been able to obtain excellent results for the firm's clients, regardless of the nature of the dispute," said Mr. Sherman, the Managing Partner of Irell's Newport Beach office.
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Matt's election to the partnership reflects not only his talents as a litigator, but his command of extremely complex topics."

Mr. Ashley is a graduate of Yale Law School (J.D., 1998) and Tulane University (B.S. in Economics, 1995), where he graduated second in his class, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In 2004, his peers recognized him as one of Southern California's "Rising Stars" in business litigation in a survey published by Los Angeles Magazine.

A. Matthew Ashley