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Ashley
L. Taylor is a senior associate with the law firm
of Troutman Sanders LLP, focusing his practice
in the area of governmental affairs (legislative
and administrative), with a specialty in national
regulatory affairs for companies operating in
multiple states.
As a senior associate in the complex litigation
section, Taylor
also represents clients before the
Virginia General Assembly, state and federal agencies.
Prior
to joining Troutman Sanders, Taylor served as
Deputy Attorney General of
Virginia under Attorney
General Mark Earley.
As Deputy Attorney General, he provided
counsel to 20 state agencies and served as direct
counsel to the Secretary of Education and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
While serving as Deputy Attorney General,
his areas of practice included administrative
law, Medicaid, health and regulatory affairs,
and Virginia
’s participation in the Tobacco Master
Settlement Agreement.
He also supervised 47 attorneys and 13
administrative personnel in
Richmond and in numerous
satellite offices across the state.
During
his tenure in the Earley Administration, he served
as Vice Chairman of Governor Gilmore’s Commission
on Government Finance Reform for the 21st
Century. He
has also served as a Member of the Virginia Bar
Association’s Executive Committee, Young Lawyers
Division, since 1995.
In 1999, he was nationally recognized by
the American Bar Association (state and local
governmental section) as the Up and Comer of the
Year and he frequently lectures and advises clients
on state government issues.
Legal
Experience
Senior
Associate: Troutman Sanders LLP,
Richmond,
VA
August
2001 - Present.
Practice
includes complex, commercial litigation, with
an emphasis on employment, civil rights, administrative,
healthcare, constitutional law and disputes involving
governmental entities.
Represent both public and private clients
before the Virginia General Assembly, state and
federal agencies and counsel tobacco manufacturers
on business and compliance issues relating to
the States’ Non-Participating Manufacturer statutes
and regulations.
Deputy
Attorney General:
Division
of Health, Education and Social Services
Richmond,
VA
January
1998 – August 2001
The
Division provided counsel to 20 agencies and the
Offices of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources
and the Secretary of Education.
Areas of practice included administrative
law, health and health professionals, education,
Medicaid, social services and
Virginia
’s
participation in the tobacco Master Settlement
Agreement. Supervised 47 attorneys and 13 administrative
personnel in Richmond
and in numerous satellite offices across the state.
Personally
represented the Commonwealth in significant federal
and state court litigation, including:
In
Re: Gregory D. Murphy,
Va. Supreme Court, Record No. 011057, July
20, 2001
(Involuntary medication of incompetent criminal
defendant); Brown v. Gilmore, No. 00-1044-A (E.D. Va. Sept. 5, 2000); 002132 and
00-2400 (U.S. Ct. of Appeals) (Constitutional
challenge to Virginia’s minute of silence law);
Commonwealth
of Virginia v. Huynh, 262 Va. 165 (2001) (Medicaid);
State Health Comm’r v. Sentara Norfolk Gen. Hosp., 206 Va. 267 (2000)
(Certificate of Public Need); and Democratic
Party of Virginia v. State Board of Elections,
No. 99KO1788-00 (Va. Supreme Court, Oct. 1999)
1999 LEXIS 551 (Oct. 19, 1999) (Voter Identification).
Associate:
Kaufman
& Canoles
Norfolk,
VA
September
1995 – January 1998.
Responsible
for all phases of litigation and advice to private
and public clients regarding commercial litigation
disputes, labor and employment matters, civil
rights (excessive force claims) and employment
discrimination issues, with an emphasis on state
and local governmental law matters.
Law
Clerk:
United
States
District Court
Southern
District, West
Virginia
,
Honorable David A. Faber
August
1993 – September 1995.
Duties
included drafting opinions in both civil and criminal
matters as well as providing the Judge with bench
briefs in preparation for complex hearings and
arguments.
Public
Service
-
Vice-Chairman,
Governor’s Commission on Government Finance
Reform
for the 21st Century
-
Executive
Committee, Virginia Bar Association, Young
Lawyers Division Member
-
Member,
Virginia Bar Association Committee on Special
Issues of National/State Importance
-
Member,
Advisory Board - West End Community Bank (
Richmond
)
-
Director,
Virginia Community Development Loan Fund
-
Member,
Richmond
Bar Association
-
Member,
Richmond
City
Republican Committee
-
Former
Trustee, Norfolk
Collegiate
-
Former
Executive Counsel, American Bar Association,
Young Lawyers Division
Inside
the Sausage Factory
October
28, 2002: Judging
the Judges. The
selection of a new state Supreme Court justice
next year will reveal whether
Virginia
has been corrupted by the politicization of the
judicial-approval process in
Washington.
August
26: Taylor's
Law. As
long as someone else is paying, the demand for
government services is limitless. To curb state
spending in Virginia, the beneficiaries should
foot the bill.
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