Ashley Dyer is an associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the Litigation & Trial Department.

Ashley advises companies in commercial litigation and government investigations.  She also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing asylum seekers.

While in law school, Ashley served as Membership Director of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. Additionally, she was a Pro Bono Scholar with a placement in Cornell Law’s Gender Justice Clinic assisting individuals seeking asylum. She also completed a judicial internship for the Honorable Brenda K. Sannes of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Prior to joining Latham full-time, Ashley was a summer associate in the firm’s Chicago office.

Ashley's experience includes representing:

  • AbbVie Inc. in a 200+ personal injury lawsuits filed in Cook County, Illinois alleging various cancers and wrongful death purportedly resulting from exposure to Ethylene Oxide (“EtO”) emissions
  • A private equity sponsor in a contract dispute relating to earn-out provisions from an energy company spin-out
  • Public and private companies in high-profile investigations brought by the DOJ, SEC, among other regulatory bodies

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Cornell Law School, 2024
    magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • BA in Political Science & French, Baylor University, 2019
    summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Practices