Ashley Cowgill | Lawyer

Ashley Cowgill is a member of the firm’s Wine, Beer & Spirits Law practice and represents manufacturers, distributors, retailers and third parties within the alcohol beverage industry. She devotes much of her practice to addressing alcohol regulatory issues, including trade practice and tied house questions as well as promotional matters involving alcohol advertisements and marketing practices.

Her background includes widespread litigation experience, encompassing initial case evaluation, negotiation, discovery and trial. She also has broad alternative dispute resolution experience and has negotiated settlements in limited and complex cases.

Representative Experience

Providing national alcohol beverage regulatory advice to non-licensed entities regarding compliance with alcohol beverage laws throughout the United States
Evaluating promotional offerings for trade practice and tied house compliance
Completing multi-state research and surveys addressing alcohol beverage regulatory issues

Professional Highlights

Member of the Insurance Recovery & Advisory practice, named by Law360 as a Practice Group of the Year in 2010, 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2022.
"Ninth Circuit Opens the Door to Relaxing Decades-Old Law Restricting Supplier-Paid Advertising in Retail Establishments," client alert, January 13, 2016
"Take a Bite Out of Taxation: The Core Issues of the CIDER Act," client alert, September 14, 2015

"A Boost for Business: Time to Reaffirm or Secure Terrorism Insurance," client alert, January 26, 2015

Honors & Awards
- Sactown Magazine 2024’s Top Lawyers in Sacramento
- Super Lawyers, Mid-South Rising Star (2015)
- Super Lawyers, Northern California Rising Star (2014)