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Criminal Defense
White-collar, federal, and complex criminal matters defended by former prosecutors.
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Est. 1962 · New York · London
Counselofconsequence.
We represent principals, founders, and institutions in matters that define a career — quietly, decisively, and at the highest level of the profession.
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— Our practice
Aquietpracticeforloudmoments.
Ashford & Vale was founded on a singular conviction: that the most consequential legal matters deserve the undivided attention of senior counsel — not the leverage of an army.
For six decades we have represented public companies in their hardest moments, principals in their most private ones, and founders in the inflection points that decide everything. We try the cases other firms settle. We close the deals other firms can't structure. And we do it without a press release.
— Practice areas
Sixdisciplines.Onestandard.
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Corporate Law
M&A, venture financing, and governance counsel to founders and boards.
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Family Law
Discreet representation in high-net-worth divorce, custody, and estate disputes.
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Real Estate
Acquisitions, development, and disputes across commercial and trophy assets.
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Employment Law
Executive compensation, separation, and discrimination litigation.
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Immigration
EB-1, O-1, and investor visas for exceptional individuals and global enterprises.
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— The partners
Seniorcounsel.Everymatter.
EA
28 yrs
Eleanor Ashford
Founding Partner · Litigation
MV
24 yrs
Marcus Vale
Founding Partner · Corporate
PC
19 yrs
Priya Chandra
Partner · White Collar
HL
21 yrs
Henrik Lindqvist
Partner · Private Wealth
— Success stories
Outcomesspokenforincourtrooms,notpressreleases.
Federal Trial · 2024
Full acquittal in 14-count securities indictment.
United States v. Confidential
M&A · 2023
$2.1B cross-border acquisition closed in 47 days.
European industrials
Appellate · 2023
Second Circuit reversal restoring $310M judgment.
Private equity sponsor
— Counsel, in their words
"When the SEC came knocking, Ashford & Vale didn't flinch. They tried the case and won."
"The most disciplined deal team I've ever worked with. Quiet, precise, devastating."
"They turned a career-ending allegation into a footnote. I can't thank them enough."
Whenthematterisconsequential,thecounselshouldbetoo.
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