Ashley Kahn

Ashley is a trial lawyer who handles high-stakes and complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on oil and gas, internet liability, technology, construction, aviation, business ownership, and trade secret disputes. With well-developed, efficient litigation management and strategy skills, Ashley advises and represents clients in a range of industries—including the technology, energy, oil and gas, chemical, construction, aviation, investment, and manufacturing industries—in all stages of litigation in state and federal courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolution settings. She has valuable experience in handling pre-suit matters, discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeals.

Ashley counsels clients in particularly challenging, complex, and significant matters, with a focus on obtaining results in a resourceful and cost-effective manner. Her cases frequently involve claims for emergency and injunctive relief and attract media attention, including coverage in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Houston Chronicle. She has tackled cutting-edge legal issues of first impression in Texas and across the nation, particularly with respect to internet and technology disputes and climate change litigation, and has successfully tried numerous jury trials. Since 2021, The Best Lawyers in America has recognized her as One to Watch in commercial litigation, energy law, and construction law.

In addition to her work for the firm, Ashley has served as a municipal court prosecutor in the City of Houston's Volunteer Prosecutor Program.

• Lead trial counsel for energy company facing claims of fraud, quantum meruit, breach of contract, and suit on a sworn account. Plaintiff nonsuited all claims against energy company on eve of trial.
• Lead trial counsel for bank facing claims of DTPA violations, breach of contract, negligence, and fraud. Negotiated nonsuit of all Plaintiffs’ claims against bank.
• Trial counsel for an oil and gas company defending climate change litigation across the country, from Oregon to Hawaii, seeking damages for the effects of climate change.
• Trial and appellate counsel for global social media company in defense of multiple actions alleging statutory and common law liability for content published by users of platform.
• Trial counsel for an oil and gas company pursuing claims relating to the costs and responsibility for decommissioning offshore wells and platforms.
• Trial counsel for largest Texas municipality in action to validate city ordinance adopting increase in water and sewer service rates pursuant to the Texas Expedited Declaratory Judgment
• Trial and appellate counsel for an exploration and production company in a dispute arising from alleged breaches of an area of mutual interest agreement and a joint operating agreement covering acreage in the Delaware Basin.
• Trial counsel for an international oil and gas company in a dispute over an alleged farmout brokerage.
• Trial counsel for a publicly-traded construction company in a whistleblower suit involving alleged violations of Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank brought by former executives.
• Trial counsel for a midstream company in two arbitrations involving claims that the contractor breached the parties’ contract by failing to construct gas storage and processing facilities in accordance with the parties’ agreement.
• Trial counsel for an oil and gas operator in a surface use dispute relating to alleged trespass, conversion, and excessive use claims, as well as breach of contract claims regarding the oil and gas operator's rights of access and groundwater usage.
• Trial counsel for a helicopter designer, manufacturer, and seller in a wrongful death/products liability suit arising from a helicopter crash in College Station. Resulted in summary judgment disposing of lawsuit.
• Trial counsel for transportation business bringing claims for theft of trade secrets, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference against a competitor.
• Trial counsel for investment fund manager in action alleging breach of fiduciary duty and negligence in management of Texas limited partnership.

• Selected as One to Watch for Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Energy Law, The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2024

• Association of Women Attorneys Foundation
• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow