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Stephanie D. Ashley

Counsel

Roseland
T: +1 973.597.6218 F: +1 973.597.2400 sashley@lowenstein.com
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Stephanie Ashley represents commercial, public, and pro bono clients in high-stakes litigation and government-facing matters. Her practice is distinguished by a unique range of experience across federal and state courts, private practice, public interest organizations, and service at the highest level of state government, giving her a comprehensive, firsthand perspective on how complex disputes are litigated, decided, and resolved.

Stephanie returned to the firm after serving as the Special Counsel for Development, Innovation, and Litigation for the Governor of New Jersey, where she advised on consequential legal and regulatory issues and policy initiatives shaping statewide economic development and growth. Her work included guiding executive agencies and authorities; and negotiating with legislators, county and municipal officers, and stakeholders to advance key priorities involving housing development, redevelopment, public financing, AI governance, emerging technology, and permitting and professional licensing reforms. She drove a collaborative effort among the Governor’s Office, the Legislature, and the Office of Innovation to establish the New Jersey Innovation Authority—the first permanently established state innovation office in the United States–responsible for modernizing government operations and streamlining service delivery through AI and other digital tools. She also played a key role in the judicial and prosecutorial vetting process, conducting candidate interviews and advising leadership on appointments.

Stephanie’s litigation experience spans both government and private practice. At the Governor’s Office, she worked closely with the Attorney General’s Office to develop litigation strategies across a wide range of pivotal disputes against the State, including constitutional challenges to New Jersey’s firearms, affordable housing, school funding, and data privacy laws. In private practice, Stephanie has helped clients in various industries successfully navigate sophisticated enforcement actions, intergovernmental disputes, internal investigations, and civil and criminal litigation and appeals in state and federal courts. She also maintains an active pro bono practice and served as the firm’s first Pro Bono Fellow.

Before joining Lowenstein, Stephanie worked at a boutique white collar criminal defense firm and clerked for the Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Honorable Walter F. Timpone of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

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Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law  (J.D. 2017), cum laude; comments editor, Seton Hall Law Review; Presidential Scholarship; Center for Social Justice   Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Equal Justice Clinic; Appellate Advocacy “Best Argument” Award; Public Interest Law Fellowship

    Rutgers University (B.A. 2012)

Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
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