Business & commercial law
Strategic Counsel for Complex Business Matters.
provides business litigation, transactional, and regulatory counsel to companies and their leadership teams in the U.S. and beyond.
Reference Structure Signal
Practice depth, industry lens, and credential signaling before engagement.
Practices
Industries
People
Insights
Reference HTML & CSS Framework
Homepage structure mapped to institutional capital-market patterns.
This format front-loads proof points, then routes visitors into advisory pathways and recurring insights.
Practices
Global navigation lane for high-intent decision-makers.
Industries
Service architecture grouped by mandate and counterparty type.
People
Outcome and credential evidence surfaced before long-form copy.
Insights
Insight pipeline designed for recurring board and management review.
Structure
Built for how this industry evaluates credibility and fit.
Executives
Leaders seeking fast clarity on scope, risk, and expected outcomes.
Operating Teams
Cross-functional stakeholders who need practical guidance and execution support.
Clients & Families
People evaluating trust, accessibility, and continuity of service.
Our Team
Partner-led teams focused on business outcomes.
David R. Ashford
Managing Partner
22 years in complex commercial litigation and business counseling for middle market companies.
Rebecca S. Clarke
Partner, Transactional
18 years representing buyers and sellers in M&A, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings.
What We Do
Integrated litigation, transactional, and regulatory counsel for complex matters.
Commercial Litigation
Complex business disputes, contract enforcement, and shareholder matters.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side transaction counsel for middle market deals.
Regulatory & Compliance
Industry-specific regulatory guidance and compliance program development.
Employment & Labor
Executive agreements, workforce compliance, and dispute resolution.
Features & Format
Designed as a conversion platform, not just a brochure.
Pathway-Based Structure
Guide visitors through service pathways mapped to common intents.
Trust Feature Layer
Promote credentials, response times, and continuity models above the fold.
Scannable Outcome Format
Use compact cards with context, intervention, and result.
Practice Areas
Representative legal matters and transaction mandates.
Commercial Litigation
Multi-State Contract Dispute
Litigation
Favorable settlement achieved
2024$12M+ at stake
M&A Transaction
Manufacturing Platform Acquisition
Transactional
Represented buyer in acquisition
2023$85M transaction
Regulatory Defense
Financial Services Compliance
Regulatory
Clean resolution obtained
2024Federal matter
Why Ashford & Clarke
Built for business owners who need strategic counsel, not hourly billing.
Partner-Led Teams
Senior attorneys lead every matter with direct client access throughout.
Business-First Approach
We evaluate legal strategy through the lens of business outcomes and risk management.
Industry Depth
Deep sector experience across manufacturing, technology, real estate, and financial services.
Prior case outcomes do not guarantee similar results in future matters.