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Ashley Watkins Vulin

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Partner

T 503.778.5493 Portland
I always say to my clients, "tell me what worries keep you up at night and let me help you solve those."
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Ashley Vulin works with food, beverage, and agriculture companies to address the regulatory and litigation challenges that come with running a company in the dynamic nature of today's world. In addition to representing companies with traditional business litigation, Ashley has extensive expertise in:

  • Beverage Distribution (counseling and litigation related to distribution agreements and state franchise laws)
  • Food Safety (including counseling, recalls, consumer claims, and supply chain disputes)
  • Dairy Regulation (including the Federal Milk Marketing Order system)
  • Organic Certification (non-compliances, adverse actions, and appeals)
  • Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act

Ashley's firsthand experience in her family-owned beverage business gives her a unique appreciation for business challenges, the importance of creative solutions, and the value of loyalty to one's brand and mission. Having focused on representing food and beverage clients from the outset of her career, Ashley is able to hit the ground running with her clients' matters.

Dairy, Organic, and Agriculture Regulatory Matters

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Food Safety Matters

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Alcohol Beverage Distribution Matters

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White Collar and Investigations

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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2012
  • Oregon, 2014
  • Idaho, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2013

Education

  • J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2012, cum laude
    • Executive Board Member, Moot Court Board
    • Managing  Editor, Journal of Comparative and International Law
    • Co-Chair, Coalition Against Gendered Violence
  • B.A., English, Political Economy, Georgetown University, 2008, cum laude  

Memberships & Affiliations

    • CourtCare Campaign Committee, Multnomah Bar Association, 2015-present
    • University of North Carolina Women’s Center: Working Group on Sex Trafficking, 2009-2011
    • Volunteer attorney for the Domestic Violence Revision Squad, assisting victims of domestic violence in obtaining orders of protection (restraining orders)

Professional Recognition

    • Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, 2023-2025
    • Selected to "Oregon Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2017-present

Background

    • Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 2011
    • Extern, Hon. Justice Paul Newby, North Carolina Supreme Court, Raleigh, N.C., 2011
    • Intern, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Montana, Missoula, Mont., 2010
    • Intern, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Durham, N.C., 2009-2010
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