Ms Ashley Sherwood > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Seattle, United States > Lawyer Profile
Seyfarth Shaw LLP Offices

999 Third Avenue
Suite 4700
Seattle, WA 98104-4041
WASHINGTON
United States
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Ms Ashley Sherwood

Work Department
Construction / Commercial Litigation / False Claims, Whistleblower, and Internal Investigations / Government Contracts
Position
Partner
Career
Clients look to Ashley for counsel on an array of construction matters, including heavy civil infrastructure, fabrication, commercial and residential building construction, and government contracts.
Ashley is committed to helping clients navigate projects from start to finish – from inception of a project with contract review and project management advice, through the claims process, and litigation, if needed. Ashley’s experience includes representing clients in complex multiparty actions, as well as bringing and defending against impact and inefficiency, delay, indemnity, differing site condition, and other contract-based claims. Her litigation experience includes bench and jury trials, mediation, arbitration, and appellate arguments.
Memberships
- CREW Seattle (board of directors, past president, 2021; president, 2020; board of directors, president elect, 2019; board of directors, Sponsorship, 2018; Leadership Series, CREW Seattle, 2017-2018)
- Women Leaders in Construction, member and sponsorship committee
- Associated General Contractors of Washington, Legal Affairs committee member
- King County Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
Education
- JD, University of Washington School of Law
Order of the Barristers
Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, managing editor
University of Washington Moot Court Honor Board, executive board member - BA, University of Washington
Business
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
Seyfarth Shaw LLP stands out for its ‘exceptional expertise’ and ‘collaboration’ among its construction team. The national practice is led by California’s Michael McKeeman, who handles contract drafting, negotiation, and disputes; and New York’s Alison Ashford; who structures complex infrastructure projects such as airports, rail stations, and educational facilities. Washington DC’s ‘incredibly knowledgeable’ Charles Wall advises on large projects delivered through public-private partnerships, design-build, and progressive design-build. Washington DC’s Bennett Greenberg
and Michael Wagner are similarly experienced while also arbitrating and litigating government contract and infrastructure disputes. San Francisco’s Gregg Dulik and Los Angeles’ new recruit Brenda Radmacher bring further dispute strength to the practice, often handling claims involving bid protests, mechanic’s liens and defects arising from public and private projects. In the Seattle office, Meghan Douris and Ryan Dumm advise clients on the challenges associated with constructing high-rise buildings and heavy civil infrastructure developments, while Ashley Sherwood deals with multi-party actions involving various contract-based claims.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious