Ashley is an attorney in Winstead’s Real Estate Development & Investments Practice Group.  She focuses her practice on real estate and general business transactions, including the leasing, acquisition, financing, development, operation, and disposition of real estate. Ashley primarily represents office, industrial, medical, and retail clients in connection with a wide variety of leasing and development matters, as well as ground leases and master lease agreements.

She represents landlords in numerous lease transactions regularly involving more than 500,000 square feet of space. Ashley also represents a broad spectrum of office, industrial, medical, and retail tenants in connection with their leasing needs. Ashley currently represents the ownership of one of Dallas’ premier retail developments, as well as the ownership of marquee mixed-use buildings in the Uptown Dallas area.

In addition to her leasing practice, Ashley represents clients in connection with the acquisition, development and sale of various asset types.

Ashley works hard to be responsive and to produce high-quality work in a timely manner. Clients appreciate her efforts to maintain an up-to-date understanding of the market to make negotiations easier for her clients.  In every situation, Ashley’s goal is to forge common ground between parties to resolve issues amicably when possible.

Representative Experience

• Represented landlord in lease for the headquarters of national restaurant chain (nominated for DBJ’s Best Real Estate Deal Awards 2025 and D CEO's 2025 Commercial Real Estate Awards)
• Represented landlord in lease for the Texas expansion of national footprint for a tech company with a current market cap of approximately $271 billion
• Represents landlord in connection with the renovation and ground lease of a landmark historic hotel in Texas
• Represents institutional landlords in leasing of office, retail, industrial, mixed-use, and restaurant space, particularly in the Dallas area
• Represents landlord-developers in build-to-suit transactions, including corporate headquarters buildings and surgical centers
• Represents clients in acquisition, development, leasing, and disposition of single and multi-property portfolios
• Represents emerging retail and restaurant brands in leasing of high-end storefront retail, office, and restaurant locations
• Represents tenants nationwide in leasing of office and healthcare facilities
• Assisted airline in negotiating agreements for lease and development of terminal facilities
• Represented purchaser of in the acquisition and financing of large portfolio of triple-net retail properties over multiple states