Ashley Eickhof
Biography
Ashley Eickhof is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. She has a proven track record of successfully representing multinational corporations and their executives in high-stakes criminal and civil investigations by federal and state agencies, including the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission. Ashley also has extensive experience in complex antitrust litigation, representing clients in federal and state courts across the United States.
In 2025, Ashley was honored as a "Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500 in both antitrust cartel and antitrust civil litigations/class action defense. Drawing upon her background as a federal prosecutor for the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, Ashley brings invaluable insight to her clients, ensuring effective representation in the most complex legal matters.
Ashley serves as co-chair of BakerWomen DC and is on the Steering Committee for the Firm’s Cartel Task Force.
Practice Focus
Ashley is a seasoned litigator and antitrust specialist who provides strategic counsel to clients across a diverse range of legal matters. Ashley guides clients through cartel investigations, complex multidistrict litigations, class action litigations, consumer protection matters, compliance counseling, and complex merger reviews.
Representative Legal Matters
- Counsel for global companies and senior executives in international and domestic cartel investigations involving algorithmic collusion, public procurement, price fixing, bid rigging, and labor-market collusion.
- Lead counsel for firetruck manufacturer in antitrust class action litigation in the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging price fixing and output reduction claims.
- Counsel for Defendant in In re: Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust Litigation in the Southern District of New York alleging price‑fixing claims.
- Secured declination for a company allegedly involved in algorithmic collusion.
- Secured a declination for a healthcare technology company in DOJ criminal antitrust investigation.
- Secured a declination for a global fashion company and key executives in cross-border DOJ criminal antitrust investigation.
- Defended internet technology company in FTC consumer protection investigation alleging billions of dollars in consumer harm.
- Counsel for former Chief Executive Officer of a publishing company in antitrust investigation, resulting in no charges.
- Counsel for Italian luxury fashion brand in a no poach class action. Defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted and the Second Circuit affirmed.
- Counsel for company before the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and assisted with obtaining conditional leniency in a many-year investigation.
- Counsel to fashion company on compliance with third party subpoenas and trial testimony.
- Counsel for a global urethane manufacturer in antitrust litigation in the Eastern District of New York alleging a group boycott.
- Counsel for Defendant in In re: Hard Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies Antitrust Litigation (MDL 2918) in the Northern District of California alleging price-fixing claims.
Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Ashley handled the following matters:
- Defended a Fortune 50 client in a complex DOJ investigation into whether the client's participation in an industry-wide trade association standard-setting effort constituted a conspiracy to boycott emerging technologies which the DOJ closed with no enforcement action.
- Counsel for Caterpillar Inc. in a lawsuit alleging the company conspired with a competitor and its own dealers to boycott the distributor of a foreign supplier seeking to enter the United States.
- Counsel for Zydus Pharmaceuticals in an action brought in New Jersey federal court alleging sham litigation in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
- Defended Fortune 500 medical supply company against criminal investigation by US Attorney's Office relating to sales of restricted pharmaceutical products and related practices.
- Served as DOJ trial counsel in multi-week criminal antitrust trial in the Northern District of California.
Professional Honors
- Next Generation Partner, Legal 500 in both antitrust cartel and antitrust civil litigations/class action defense, 2025
- Rising Star, Legal 500 in both antitrust cartel and antitrust civil litigations/class action defense, 2024
- Attorney General Award, Antitrust Division Award of Distinction, 2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Chair of Women in Antitrust Litigation Subcommittee of American Bar Association Litigation Section, Antitrust Litigation Committee
- Editor of American Bar Association Criminal Justice Magazine
Corporate Responsibility
- Counsel to criminal defendant in Fourth Circuit Appeal.
- Successfully proved a constitutional violation on behalf of criminal defendant and secured a 30-month reduction in sentencing.
- Successfully obtained full social security benefits by representing client at hearing before ALJ.
- Represented woman seeking an absolute pardon on a claim of actual innocence for murder charges (co-counsel with Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project).
- Represented criminal defendant charged with numerous felonies following an Inauguration Day protest in 2017 and ultimately secured dismissal of case.
Admissions
- District of Columbia~United States (2018)
- California~United States (2015)
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law (JD) (2015)
- University of California at Santa Cruz (BA) (2010)
Languages
- English
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