Thompson Hine LLP‘s Cleveland-based partner Jurgita Ashley is co-chair of the firm’s public companies group and ESG collaborative. As a key player in takeovers and shareholder activism, particularly concerning activist investors in the small-cap market, her practice encompasses critical corporate governance matters within these areas. Ashley advises a diverse spectrum of clients, from Fortune 500 giants to emerging public companies, as well as hedge funds and activist shareholders.
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Corporate Transactions & Securities, Public Companies
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Jurgita is co-chair of the firm’s Public Companies group and co-chair of The ESG Collaborative. She focuses her practice on capital markets transactions and SEC compliance, board, ESG and corporate governance matters, and shareholder activism and takeovers.
Jurgita advises public companies, ranging from Fortune 500 to emerging and smaller public companies, as well as hedge funds and activist shareholders. She brings considerable SEC, governance and shareholder activism expertise and has completed numerous securities offerings, with gross proceeds in excess of billions of dollars. Jurgita is committed to providing exceptional client service.
Education
- University of Akron, J.D., 2006, summa cum laude, Akron Law Review, board member, and text and research editor
- East Tennessee State University, B.A., 2003, summa cum laude
- Vytautas Magnus University, 2000, Lithuania
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