David Ashdown

Attorney

ORANGE COUNTY
5 Park Plaza
Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92614

949.468.3200

David Ashdown’s practice is centered on commercial litigation. He has experience in all stages of litigation, from discovery through to trial preparation, including developing defense strategies, drafting pleadings, and handling motions. He also has substantial experience managing national coordinating counsel (NCC) matters, preparing cross-examination outlines for expert witnesses, crafting opening statements, and reviewing pleadings, discovery, and correspondence.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a client as national coordinating counsel in toxic tort litigation throughout the country in dozens of matters with case values estimated in the tens of millions.
  • Represented clients involved in litigation focused on Americans with Disability Act compliance for the functionality of their websites.
  • Represented clients regarding Proposition 65 litigation for products that they sold, as well as provided Proposition 65 warning label compliance review.

Admitted to Practice

States

  • State Bar of California

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • University of California Los Angeles, B.A.

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Orange County Bar Association

Recognition, Honors & Achievements

  • Editor, Journal of Science and Technology Law

Presentations and Published Writings

  • Author, California Looks to Add PFOA to its List of Carcinogenic Chemicals Under Proposition 65 (March 31,2023)