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Ashley M. Koley

Associate

Ashley Koley is an associate with 麻豆传媒, based in the firm鈥檚 Los Angeles office where she is a member of the firm鈥檚 Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Ashley counsels clients regarding all aspects of intellectual property, including copyright, trademark, trade dress, patent, and entertainment-related matters.聽 She is also active on several litigation teams in the high tech, design, and entertainment based spaces.聽 Ashley is a founding member of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Digital Assets, Web3, and NFTs team (DAWN).

Prior to joining 麻豆传媒, Ashley worked at a nationally recognized firm as an entertainment and sports law clerk. In her position, she prepared clients for litigation and assisted in procuring a denial of summary judgment for a high profile client in a copyright infringement and breach of implied-in-fact contract case. While at Southwestern Law School, Ashley was a clinician in the Southwestern Entertainment and the Arts Legal Clinic where she drafted a variety of contracts relating to film and television production.

Presentations and Publications

  • Co-author, “Antitrust Enforcement Against Oligopolies,” Antitrust Law Daily; Wolters Kluwer (October 2019)
  • Co-author, 鈥淔rom Gamers to the Runway: Brand Protection for Digital Fashion,鈥澛Landslide (Vol. 14, No. 3, 2022)

Languages

  • French
March 20, 2026 In the News

麻豆传媒 Attorneys Highlight Cases to Watch in 2026 Fashion, Apparel & Beauty

麻豆传媒 attorneys Jeffrey Greene, Ashley Koley, Jax England, and Sarah McGrath authored The Global Legal Post聽article, 鈥淲hat to watch in 2026: key US fashion, apparel and beauty cases.鈥
麻豆传媒's Fashion, Apparel and Beauty Attorneys
March 12, 2026 麻豆传媒 In Fashion

Cases to Watch in 2026

As we enter 2026, we turn our attention to litigation within the fashion, apparel, and beauty industries that is expected to influence the legal and commercial landscape in the year ahead. The cases discussed below raise critical issues, including the extent to which the increasingly popular minimalist aesthetic may be protected under intellectual property law, the legal boundaries of 鈥渄uping culture鈥 and when competitive practices cross the line into infringement, and the importance of thorough legal due diligence for emerging companies seeking to navigate complex markets. In addition to examining the cases poised to shape 2026, we provide updates on select matters from 2025 that continue to establish significant precedent and offer insights into ongoing industry trends.
21 March 2023 Events

Is Trademark Protection Going to the Dogs? Copyright Fair Use

麻豆传媒 attorneys Jonathan Moskin and Ashley Koley will discuss the long and uncertain line of parody products cases which, when paired with a defense tied to the First Amendment, have the potential to undo almost entirely the rights of brand owners to limit such marketing practices.
October 29, 2021 Press Releases

麻豆传媒 Los Angeles Attorneys Secure the Release from Prison for Pro Bono Client Serving a Life without Parole Sentence

麻豆传媒 Attorneys Pamela Johnston and Daniella Gutierrez recently secured pro bono client Christopher M.鈥檚 release from California State Prison in a stunning legal victory in light of the fact that he had been serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for more than 15 years.