Ashley Kuempel is a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Austin office and a member of the firm's regulations, investigations, securities and compliance group.

Her practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations and related civil litigation. As a part of that practice, she regularly represents companies and individuals in investigations involving allegations of bribery, securities fraud, healthcare fraud, money laundering, insider trading and other civil, criminal and regulatory matters.  

Given her focus on complex, international matters, Ashley has rare insight into the unique dynamics of cross-border, multi-jurisdictional government investigations, including the importance of collaborating with attorneys across geographies to establish a strategic and coordinated response to regulators both in the United States and abroad. She is known for her success in comprehensively assessing risks and successfully defending clients with operations across the globe.  

Ashley also routinely advises clients on compliance matters. Of particular note, she has experience evaluating and advising companies on their corporate compliance programs under the Department of Justice and other regulatory guidelines, in addition to engaging meaningfully with regulators on compliance-related issues.