Ashley Hammett is a New York-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, practicing in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group. She is also a member of the firm’s International Arbitration; Litigation; and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice groups.
Ashley regularly advises clients in the tech space in relation to both disputes and regulatory matters, including in regards to online safety regimes across various jurisdictions. In 2022 and 2023, Ashley spent 14 months on secondment with the EMEIA commercial litigation team of a major multinational tech company, working on a range of matters including transnational litigation, arbitration proceedings, class actions, regulatory investigations and challenges to regulatory action.
Ashley has also represented clients in a broad range of complex, high stakes international arbitration proceedings under the auspices of the ICSID, UNCITRAL, HKIAC and ICC Rules, as well as in litigation involving sovereign states, public international law and human rights.
Prior to joining the firm, Ashley was an associate with the litigation and arbitration teams of global law firms in New York and London. She has also worked for the International Criminal Court in The Hague and in the Criminal Practice Division at Legal Aid in Australia.
In 2016, Ashley received her Juris Doctor (cum laude) and Master of Laws from Washington University in St. Louis, where she received a full scholarship from the McDonnell International Scholars Academy and served as a research assistant in international law. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (French) from the University of Queensland, Australia.
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Credentials
Education:
- Washington University in St. Louis - 2016 Juris Doctor
- Washington University in St. Louis - 2014 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- University of Queensland - 2013 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (Hons)
- University of Queensland - 2013 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar