Ashley Campfield is an associate in the Orange County office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department and M&A Practice.

Ashley advises both public and private companies, primarily in the technology and life sciences industries, on M&A transactions and corporate governance matters.

In addition to her commercial work, Ashley serves as an office leader of the Women’s Lawyer Group.

Ashley received her JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. While in law school, Ashley served on the executive board of Virginia Law Women, was an editor for the Virginia Environmental Law Journal, and participated in the Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic.

Ashley’s public and private mergers and acquisitions practice experience includes advising:

Technology, Software, and Electronics

  • Amphenol Corporation on its:
    • US$2.025 billion acquisition of the Carlisle Interconnect Technologies business segment
    • US$10.5 billion acquisition of the connectivity and cable solutions businesses of CommScope
    • US$2.1 billion acquisition of the mobile networks businesses of CommScope
  • CoStar Group on its US$2.1 billion acquisition of Matterport
  • RIS Rx on a growth investment by Summit Partners

Healthcare and Life Sciences

  • Boston Scientific on its US$1.16 billion acquisition of Silk Road Medical
  • Evoke Pharma on its acquisition by QOL Medical
  • Merus on its US$8.0 billion acquisition by Genmab
  • Regulus Therapeutics on its acquisition by Novartis AG for up to US$1.7 billion

Other M&A Transactions

  • AeroVironment on its US$4.1 billion acquisition of BlueHalo
  • e.l.f. Beauty on its up to US$1 billion acquisition of rhode, a lifestyle beauty brand founded by Hailey Bieber
  • Golden State Foods in connection with the sale of a controlling interest therein to Lindsay Goldberg

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2023
  • BA in Geography/ Environmental Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 2018
    magna cum laude, with highest honors

Languages Spoken

  • English