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Ashley Kleber

Ashley Kleber

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Gibbs & Bruns LLP

Gibbs & Bruns LLP

United States • Houston Elite

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Commercial disputes

Ashley Kleber at Gibbs & Bruns LLP leads major commercial litigation matters across a range of sectors, including legal malpractice, oil and gas, and water management. She defends Winston & Strawn LLP in a $200m malpractice case and defended Trustmark Bank in three lawsuits related to the collapse of the Stanford Financial Group, headed by R. Allen Stanford with alleged damages of $5bn+. Kleber also represents Occidental Permian and OXY USA in breach of operating agreement litigation.
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713.751.5255
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Accolades

Houston Elite

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Position

Co-Managing Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP

Career

“Ashley is an excellent lawyer and a very smart litigator.”
         - Chambers USA 2025

“Ashley McKeand Kleber is a strong performer across a breadth of commercial disputes, with notable experience in energy and finance disputes.”
         - Chambers USA 2024

"Ashley is a very sharp and professional lawyer who is very attentive to the details."

- Chambers 2023

“Ashley is thorough, prepared and adept at weaving concepts into cogent arguments."

- Chambers 2022

“She's a great lawyer, really smart. Terrific.”

- Chambers 2021

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Ashley Kleber focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation.  Her experience spans a diverse array of areas including financial, securities, energy, oil & gas, trade secrets, and private client matters. Ashley serves as one of the firm’s co-managing partners.

Following law school, Ashley was a law clerk to Judge Edith H. Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 2007 to 2008.

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Key clients

  • Winston & Strawn LLP WaterBridge Resources LLC Occidental Permian, Ltd. OXY USA, Inc.

Work highlights

Representing Winston & Strawn against $200M malpractice claims related to an oil-and-gas transaction.
Represented WaterBridge in a $90M trade secret, patent, and contract dispute with former vendor SitePro over SCADA systems used in water disposal facilities.
Defending Oxy entities in a breach of Operating Agreement dispute with Brown Bassett Holdco LLC over CO2 sales and transportation cost deductions.