About Ashley

Ashley focuses her practice on high-stakes litigation, with a focus on complex commercial disputes and class action defense. She helps companies navigate new emerging spaces and novel legal challenges in bet-the-company litigation.

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Ranching & Rodeo

Family & Travel

Always online when your company is on the line

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Experience

  • Cooley Secures Appellate Victory for Important ‘Sharing Economy’ Platform

    • Cooley Secures Appellate Victory for Important ‘Sharing Economy’ Platform

    July 2, 2022

    Cooley secured a significant victory for Turo, an online, peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace that connects car owners with users seeking cars, providing an important legal precedent for other online platforms and “sharing economy” companies. The Cooley team was led by partner Matthew D. Brown, who argued the appeal, along with partners Benjamin Kleine and Bethany Lobo. Ashley Kemper Corkery was the lead associate on the appeal phase of the case, and partner Michael Rhodes and former partner, US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, provided invaluable insights.

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    Related contacts

    Matthew D. Brown
    Partner, San Francisco
    Bethany Lobo
    Of Counsel, San Francisco
    Ashley Kemper Corkery
    Special Counsel, Palo Alto

    Related Practices & Industries

    Commercial Litigation
    Cyber/Data/Privacy
    Gig Economy

Admissions and credentials

  • California

Rankings and accolades

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – Commercial Litigation (2025)
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – Intellectual Property Law (2025)
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (2025)

Memberships and affiliations

  • Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Defense Research Institute

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