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Ashley Parrish is one of the partners that leads the firm’s Appellate, Constitutional and Administrative Law practice. He focuses his practice on appellate, administrative, and constitutional law, and on strategic, complex litigation. He has significant experience handling administrative law cases in litigation against federal and state government agencies.
Ashley regularly advises clients in strategic litigation matters, as well as in federal administrative law and practice. He is experienced in numerous areas, including energy, life sciences, healthcare, labor, products liability, international trade, environmental, and bankruptcy. Ashley has handled appeals and complex litigation matters in courts across the country, including significant matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, almost all of the federal courts of appeal, and a variety of state appellate courts.
A frequent author and speaker, Ashley has been recognized for his skill as an appellate lawyer. He has been ranked by Chambers USA, recommended by Legal 500, and listed as a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer. In 2012, he was one of only five appellate lawyers nationwide to be recognized as a Law360 Rising Star. And in 2014, he was identified by Reuters as one of “the top handful of lawyers in America” who have had remarkable success before the U.S. Supreme Court.
J.D., University of Chicago, honors
B.A. Political Science, University of Washington-Seattle Campus, magna cum laude
B.A., Economics, University of Washington-Seattle Campus, magna cum laude
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Virginia
Law Clerk, Hon. Emilio M. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
August 4, 2023
Ilana Saltzbart and Ashley Parrish discuss how a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's Chevron doctrine would impact the EPA
U.S. Supreme Court Matters
Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation (2021). Representing hospitals in significant healthcare dispute relating to calculation of payments to hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income and indigent patients
Wolfe v. Commonwealth of Virginia (2019). Obtained summary reversal and remand to Virginia courts in connection with high-profile death penalty matter.
Electric Power Supply Association v. FERC (2016). Represented the Electric Power Supply Association in major litigation challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulation of “demand response.”
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May 10, 2023
Gas Stove Ban Update: Ninth Circuit Says "No" to City of Berkeley Ban on Gas Stoves
March 2, 2023
The Gathering Storm Over Gas Stoves
April 7, 2021
Second Circuit Climate Change Ruling Affirms Dismissal of State-law Claims
August 4, 2023
Ilana Saltzbart and Ashley Parrish discuss how a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's Chevron doctrine would impact the EPA
U.S. Supreme Court Matters
Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation (2021). Representing hospitals in significant healthcare dispute relating to calculation of payments to hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income and indigent patients
Wolfe v. Commonwealth of Virginia (2019). Obtained summary reversal and remand to Virginia courts in connection with high-profile death penalty matter.
Electric Power Supply Association v. FERC (2016). Represented the Electric Power Supply Association in major litigation challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulation of “demand response.”
See more
May 10, 2023
Gas Stove Ban Update: Ninth Circuit Says "No" to City of Berkeley Ban on Gas Stoves
March 2, 2023
The Gathering Storm Over Gas Stoves
April 7, 2021
Second Circuit Climate Change Ruling Affirms Dismissal of State-law Claims
August 4, 2023
Ilana Saltzbart and Ashley Parrish discuss how a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's Chevron doctrine would impact the EPA
J.D., University of Chicago, honors
B.A. Political Science, University of Washington-Seattle Campus, magna cum laude
B.A., Economics, University of Washington-Seattle Campus, magna cum laude
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Virginia
Law Clerk, Hon. Emilio M. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit