Ashley is the Managing Partner of the Raleigh office of Troutman Sanders. His practice focuses on the development, construction, permitting, acquisition and sale of retail, industrial and office property. Ashley also serves as the practice group leader of the firm’s Retail Properties Practice Group. The group includes over thirty attorneys in New York, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, San Diego, Orange County and Raleigh.

Representative Experience
Represented purchaser in acquisition and development of multiple shopping centers totaling $250,000,000

Counsel to national retailer in the acquisition and development of over one hundred new locations and expansions

Represented developer in the acquisition and development of marinas in the Southeast

Counsel for international company in its acquisition of port facility

Represented multinational corporation in securing North Carolina Jobs and Tax Incentives

Represented Power Center in dispute with architect regarding negligent design and construction

Represented multiple large real estate developers in successful non-judicial workout and restructuring of loan facilities collectively totaling $900,000,000

Secured special and conditional use permits for real estate projects in more than twenty counties and municipalities

Debtor’s counsel for successful Chapter 11 reorganizations including a regional shopping mall in Virginia, multi-state healthcare provider in Southeast, apartment complexes in North Carolina and the District of Columbia, regional restaurant chain, multi-state construction company and a combined use development on the Outer Banks of North Carolina totaling over 20,000 acres

Represented Unsecured Creditor's Committees in successful recovery of preferences claim against Fortune 500 company based on "insider" of an "insider" claim

Lender’s counsel for mezzanine finance provider in Chapter 11 filings for automotive parts distributor and discount department store chain

Represented secured lender in Chapter 11 regarding coastal multifamily properties

Public Service
Downtown Raleigh Alliance

Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Jobs for Life

North Carolina Museum of History Associates

American Friends of the London School of Economics

Campaign for Raleigh

Peace College Advisory Council