People: Brian T. Ashe, Partner
Biography
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
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J.D., George Washington University Law School (1988)
with honors - Graduate Studies, Oxford University (1985)
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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








