Victoria
Ashford.

Senior Associate - Corporate & Commercial Law. Precise drafting. Practical advice.
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01Profile

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.

02Experience

Senior Associate, Corporate & M&A
Hale & Whitmore LLP · Mar 2020 - Present
  • 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 Litigation
Carter Legal Chambers · Aug 2016 - Feb 2020
  • 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 Clerk
High Court of Sample State · Jul 2014 - Jul 2016
  • Researched and drafted bench memoranda on 150+ civil and commercial matters.

03Representative 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.

Practice Areas

Mergers & acquisitionsJoint venturesCommercial contractsCorporate governanceCommercial litigationArbitrationMediationDraftingDue diligenceNegotiationLegal researchWestlawLexisNexisSCC OnlinePractical Law

Education

LL.M., Corporate Law · LL.B. (Hons)Sample National Law University · 2009 - 2014

Admissions

Admitted to the Bar, State Bar Council2014
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)2021
Certified Mediator2019