People: Brian T. Ashe, Partner

Brian T. Ashe

Partner

San Francisco
Direct: (415) 544-1029
Fax: (415) 397-8549
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Mr. Ashe is a partner representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. His main areas of practice are employment litigation, employment class actions and counseling. Mr. Ashe defends employers in complex wage and hour class actions, discrimination litigation, multi-party trade secret cases, and multi-party contract litigation. He counsels clients in various aspects of human resources management, including employee privacy, employee discipline, wrongful discharge, and equal employment opportunity.  Mr. Ashe’s counseling practice focuses on prevention and artful business strategy.

For 2009, 2010, and 2011, Mr. Ashe was named one of the leading U.S. lawyers for employment law by Chambers USA based on the views of clients, peers, and other industry professionals. Chambers noted that, “clients praise him as ‘a knowledgeable strategic and efficient attorney who dispenses sound advice'" and who is “a real player in the San Francisco market.”

Mr. Ashe speaks widely to management groups on employment related issues.  He is often quoted in newspapers and magazines on employment law issues and has been named a Super Lawyer for Northern California by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Mr. Ashe is a partner representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. His main areas of practice are employment litigation, employment class actions and counseling. Mr. Ashe defends employers in complex wage and hour class actions, discrimination litigation, multi-party trade secret cases, and multi-party contract litigation. He counsels clients in various aspects of human resources management, including employee privacy, employee discipline, wrongful discharge, and equal employment opportunity.  Mr. Ashe’s counseling practice focuses on prevention and artful business strategy.

For 2009, 2010, and 2011, Mr. Ashe was named one of the leading U.S. lawyers for employment law by Chambers USA based on the views of clients, peers, and other industry professionals. Chambers noted that, “clients praise him as ‘a knowledgeable strategic and efficient attorney who dispenses sound advice'" and who is “a real player in the San Francisco market.”

Mr. Ashe speaks widely to management groups on employment related issues.  He is often quoted in newspapers and magazines on employment law issues and has been named a Super Lawyer for Northern California by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Education

  • J.D., George Washington University Law School (1988)
    with honors
  • Graduate Studies, Oxford University (1985)
  • B.A., Boston College (1984)
    cum laude

Admissions

  • California

Courts

  • California State Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Ninth Circuits
  • All California United States District Courts

Presentations

  • “Managing Disabilities and Accommodations in the Workplace,” Northern California Human Resources Associates, CA (January 27, 2011)
  • “2012 Employment Law Update,” Santa Clara Employer Advisory Committee, Santa Clara, CA (January 24, 2012)
  • Speech to Santa Clara Employer Advisory Committee on January 24, 2012 "2012 Employment Law Update"
  • Speeches to Northern California Human Resources Association on January 27, 2012 & February 2, 2012 "Managing Disabilities and Accommodations in the Workplace."

 

Publications

  • Quoted in Rest Break Ruling a Plus for Plaintiffs Lawyers (May 2012)
  • Contributing Author, “Harassment Law Book,” BNA, Chapter 21 (2012)
  • “‘Brinker’ Issues Explained,” ALM Media Properties, LLC, The Recorder (December 13, 2011)
  • “Wage-and-Hour Suits Get a New Poster Boy,” ALM Media Properties, LLC, The Recorder (December 5, 2011)

 

Community Involvement

  • GreenInfo Network, A non-profit, tax-exempt organization that assist Geographic Information Systems and related information technologies- Pro-Bono client
  • Bay Nature Institute, A non-profit institute dedicated to exploring and protecting the natural world in the San Francisco Bay Area- Pro-Bono client
  • SFJAZZ Organization, A non-profit presenter of jazz artistic and education programs - Pro-Bono client

 

Accolades

  • Recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer in 2007 and 2011 Thomson Reuters
  • Recognized as a leading lawyer for Labor and Employment in California in the 2009 - 2011 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers