Victoria Ashford

Senior Associate - Corporate & Commercial Law

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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.

Experience

Senior Associate, Corporate & M&AMar 2020 - Present

Hale & Whitmore LLP, City, 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 Chambers, City, 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 State, City, Country

Researched and drafted bench memoranda on 150+ civil and commercial matters.

Practice Areas

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

Matters

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

Admissions

Admitted to the Bar, State Bar Council2014

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)2021