Ashley L. Spechler
Ashley L. Spechler
Ashley L. Spechler
Biography
Ashley is a member of the firm's Commercial Disputes Practice. She handles litigation involving complex business transactions and commercial contract disputes, and has experience representing financial institutions in a variety of matters before both state and federal courts.
Ashley earned her JD from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a Notes and Articles Editor on the Fordham Urban Law Journal, and a Competition Team Associate Editor on the Fordham Moot Court Board.
Ashley was also an active member of Fordham’s Domestic Violence Action Center, serving as its President in 2018. In the spring of 2018, Ashley was a Student Leadership Award recipient.
While in law school, Ashley worked as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Steven I. Locke of the Eastern District of New York, and as a Research Assistant for Professor Bruce Green, the Director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics.
During her undergraduate studies, Ashley served as President of her university’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, and was named the Distinguished Graduating Senior for the School of Criminology upon graduation.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- New York State Bar Association, Mock Trial Program, Attorney Advisor, 2018-2019
- Fordham University School of Law, Student Leadership Award Recipient, 2018
- Fordham University School of Law, President, Domestic Violence Action Center, 2018
- Fordham University School of Law, Competition Team Associate Editor, Fordham Moot Court Board, 2017-2018
- Fordham University School of Law, Notes and Articles Editor, Fordham Urban Law Journal, 2017-2018
- Honorable Steven I. Locke, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Judicial Intern, 2016
- Phi Beta Kappa, The Pennsylvania State University, Lambda of Pennsylvania Chapter, President / Member, 2015
- The Pennsylvania State University, Distinguished Graduating Senior Award, School of Criminology, 2015
- The Pennsylvania State University, Africana Research Scholar, 2013
Professional Affiliations
- New York City Bar Association, Member, 2018.
Admissions
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New Jersey, 2021
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New York, 2019
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
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Fordham University, J.D., 2018
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Pennsylvania State University, B.A., with distinction, 2015
Related Practice Areas
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Business & Commercial Disputes
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Intellectual Property and Technology
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Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
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Class Actions & Mass Torts
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Finance
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Financial Regulation Compliance & Investigations
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Investigations
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Appellate
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Crypto and Digital Assets
Resources
Publications
What’s Love Got to Do With It? How Current Law Overlooks the Complexities of Intimate Partner Violence on College and University Campuses, 44 Fordham Urb. L.J. 833 (2017).
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