Ashley K. Long is a contract attorney in the firm’s Business Group, where she focuses on supporting startups, technology companies, and entrepreneurs across a wide range of commercial, intellectual property, and regulatory matters. With experience both in private practice and as in-house counsel, Ashley brings a practical, business-oriented approach to helping clients navigate legal challenges while enabling innovation and growth.
Ashley advises clients on the full lifecycle of product development and commercialization, including drafting, negotiating, and enforcing complex commercial, intellectual property, and technology agreements. She regularly counsels consumer product and technology teams on legal compliance—from concept and design through launch and consumer use—ensuring that products and related marketing are aligned with applicable intellectual property, advertising, and regulatory requirements.
Her experience includes managing trademark portfolios, overseeing day-to-day brand protection strategies, and developing and enforcing selective distribution programs. Ashley provides strategic guidance on competition law, IP strategy, and risk mitigation, and she partners closely with business stakeholders to implement compliant and effective commercial practices.
Ashley also develops privacy policies and data processing agreements and advises clients on data collection, storage, and processing practices. She supports corporate transactions by onboarding and integrating new acquisitions and offers training to internal business and legal teams on complex regulatory, compliance, and intellectual property issues.
In addition to her advisory work, Ashley assists with dispute resolution and litigation matters related to commercial agreements, IP enforcement, advertising claims, and distribution practices.
