Ashley R. Riveira is an associate in Crowell & Moring's International Dispute Resolution Group and focuses her practice on international arbitration and litigation. Ashley's international experience includes disputes with Libya, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Uzbekistan, Peru, and El Salvador in forums such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, and various United States District and Appellate Courts.

Prior to attending law school, Ashley worked as the Immigration Caseworker for Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA). While in law school, Ashley served as the Director of the Professional Development Committee for the Women's Law Association and as an Executive Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender. During her third year of law school Ashley co-authored Presumed Equal:What America's Top Women Lawyers Think About Their Firms. In 2007, Ashley was honored as one of Running Start's "Women to Watch" in recognition for her work on Presumed Equal.

Professional Activities and Memberships
ICDR Young & International
ABA Young Lawyers Division
Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)
Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA)

Civic Involvement 
Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Associate Trustee
Running Start, Selection Committee 2008

Language Capabilities
Spanish – Proficient

Education
Pacific Union College, B.B.A., 2001 - International Business
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2006

Affiliations
Admitted to practice: California and the District of Columbia

Publications
Headnote, "Sempra Energy International v Argentina, Award and Partial dissenting opinion of the Hon Marc Lalonde, ICSID Case No ARB/02/16; IIC 304 (2007)," Oxford University Press (March 25, 2008). Author: Ashley Riveira.

"The Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Law: Is What’s Sauce For the Goose Good For the Gander?" Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (2007). Co-Author: Ashley Riveira.

"Presumed Equal: What America's Top Women Lawyers Think About Their Firms," (3rd edition, 2006). Co-Author: Ashley Riveira.

Speeches & Presentations
"Feeding the Pipeline: Law Firm Strategies for Training and Retaining Women," Celebration 55: The Women's Leadership Summit (August 2008). Presenter: Ashley Riveira.

"Taking Action, Achieving Results," Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women (September 2006). Presenter: Ashley Riveira.

"Techniques for Addressing Women Lawyer Advancement – Success Stories and Challenges," Women's Bar Leadership Summit 2006 (March 2006). Presenter: Ashley Riveira.