Ashley Thurman brings a versatile experience advising public and private company clients on a wide range of transactional and commercial matters across a variety of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, commercial services, entertainment, and information technology. Ashley’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and investments transactions, including joint ventures, split-offs, equity financings, restructurings, stock and asset acquisitions, take-private transactions, add-ons and other strategic transactions. Ashley also advises clients on routine corporate and governance matters.
Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers recognized Ashley as a Rising Star in 2023 (Texas Rising Stars). She has also been named as one of 2023 D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented Cepton, Inc. in the take-private merger transaction with Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Capital Markets
- Represented Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: FWONA) in the split-off and delisting of its tracking stock corresponding to, and the public listing of, Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., a holding company of the Atlanta Braves baseball club (Nasdaq: BATRA, BATRK)
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- Tennessee
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D.: cum laude; Dean’s List, Research Editor, Tennessee Journal of Race Gender & Social Justice; Staff Editor, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., Political Science
Honors & Awards
- Recognized in The National Black Lawyers Association’s Top 40 Under 40 (2019-2021)
Professional Activities
Memberships
- Pathfinder Program, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2021)
Board of Directors
- Southern Word, Inc.