Ashley Price is a partner in Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP’s San Diego office. Her practice focuses on complex securities litigation.
Price is currently serving as lead counsel in Bucks Cnty. Emps. Ret. Sys. v. Norfolk Southern Corp. (N.D. Ga.), a case brought on behalf of Norfolk Southern’s investors following the catastrophic derailment of one of Norfolk Southern’s freight trains outside of East Palestine, Ohio. Having prevailed against defendants’ attempt to dismiss the case, the team is now pressing forward to obtain evidence for proving at a jury trial investors’ claims that defendants fraudulently misrepresented the safety of their railroad operations.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2026 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2025 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2024 | Securities Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2023 | Securities Litigation |
Price also served as lead counsel in In re Am. Realty Cap. Props., Inc. Litig. (S.D.N.Y.), a case arising out of ARCP’s manipulative accounting practices, and obtained a $1.025 billion recovery. For five years, she and the litigation team prosecuted nine different claims for violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933, involving seven different stock or debt offerings and two mergers. The recovery represents the highest percentage of damages of any major PSLRA case prior to trial and includes the largest personal contributions by individual defendants in history.
Price was likewise a key member of many other successful Robbins Geller litigation teams, including Monroe Cnty. Emps.’ Ret. Sys. v. Southern Co. (N.D. Ga.) ($87.5 million recovery), Strathclyde Pension Fund v. Bank OZK (E.D. Ark.) ($45 million recovery), Micholle v. Ophthotech Corp. (S.D.N.Y.) ($29 million recovery), and Mart v. Tactile Sys. Tech., Inc. (D. Minn.) ($5 million recovery).
Price has been named as a Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyer by Lawdragon, and included in the 500 X - The Next Generation Lawdragon guide. Price received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and French Studies from Duke University. Price received her Juris Doctor degree from Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law. During law school, Price was a summer associate with the Firm and interned with the Trial Unit of the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. She also interned for the High Court Unit of the Legal Aid Board of South Africa in Durban, South Africa. While at Washington University, Ashley served on the Global Studies Law Review as a Staff Editor.