Overview
Ashley Mullen focuses her practice on consumer litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis on defending financial institutions. She represents banks, digital payment companies, and credit card issuers in matters involving banking, privacy, and consumer protection laws.
Ashley's prior experience includes a broad range of complex commercial and securities litigation, as well as white collar defense and government investigations. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, handling matters across industries such as financial services, software, technology, life sciences, and chemicals.
During law school, Ashley served as a judicial intern to Judge Cynthia Bashant in the US District Court for the Southern District of California.
- New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- J.D., Cornell Law School, 2020, cum laude; Publishing Editor, Cornell Law Review
- B.A., Trinity College, Connecticut, 2015, cum laude, Art History
Representative Matters
*Includes matters handled before joining Steptoe
- Advised a financial services company in litigation involving federal and state law claims, as well as related Section 1782 discovery proceedings.
- Represented a senior executive of a financial services company in an enforcement action brought by the CFPB and the New York Attorney General.
- Represented a software company in litigation involving federal and state law claims, including securities fraud and breach of contract.
- Represented institutional shareholders in offshore appraisal Section 1782 discovery proceedings in connection with take-private mergers.
- Represented a global chemical manufacturer in toxic tort litigation involving alleged harms from environmental exposure to hazardous substances.
- Represented a financial services company in a cybersecurity regulatory investigation and enforcement action by the New York Department of Financial Services.
- Advised a multinational company in an internal investigation conducted in response to whistleblower allegations involving ethics and accounting issues.
Noteworthy
- 2025 Pro Bono Publico Award, The Legal Aid Society