Victoria Ashford
Senior Associate - Corporate & Commercial Law
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Professional Profile
Corporate lawyer with 10+ years advising on M&A, joint ventures and commercial contracts. Combines careful drafting and negotiation with practical commercial judgment, and has appeared before commercial courts and arbitral tribunals.
Practice Areas & Skills
Practice Areas: Mergers & acquisitions, Joint ventures, Commercial contracts, Corporate governance
Disputes: Commercial litigation, Arbitration, Mediation
Legal Skills: Drafting, Due diligence, Negotiation, Legal research
Research Tools: Westlaw, LexisNexis, SCC Online, Practical Law
Professional Experience
Senior Associate, Corporate & M&AMar 2020 - Present
Hale & Whitmore LLPCity, Country
- Led legal workstreams on 25+ M&A deals with a combined value above $1.8B.
- Drafted and negotiated SPAs, SHAs and JV agreements for listed and private clients.
- Supervises 4 associates and runs the firm's contract-drafting training.
Associate, Commercial LitigationAug 2016 - Feb 2020
Carter Legal ChambersCity, Country
- Appeared in 40+ hearings before the High Court and commercial tribunals.
- Second-chaired a $90M ICC arbitration that ended in a favourable award.
Judicial Law ClerkJul 2014 - Jul 2016
High Court of Sample StateCity, Country
- Researched and drafted bench memoranda on 150+ civil and commercial matters.
Representative Matters & Publications
Cross-border acquisition ($640M)M&A · 2023
Lead associate on the SPA, due diligence and regulatory approvals in 3 jurisdictions.
Article: Earn-outs in private M&ACorporate Law Review · 2022
Analysis of earn-out disputes and drafting safeguards.
Education
LL.M., Corporate Law · LL.B. (Hons)2009 - 2014
Sample National Law University, Gold medal · Moot court champion
Bar Admissions & Memberships
- Admitted to the Bar, State Bar Council, 2014
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), 2021
- Certified Mediator, 2019