E. Ashley Harris

Associate

ashley.harris@davispolk.com

Ms. Harris is an associate in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department and is assigned to the Financial Institutions Group. She regularly advises financial institutions, private funds and other clients with respect to:

The Dodd-Frank Act and its implementation, with particular focus on the Volcker Rule and swaps regulation
Bank Holding Company Act and related regulatory, compliance and corporate matters
Bank M&A and capital markets transactions
Securities markets reform initiatives, including large trader reporting
Cross-border regulatory and transactional matters

Contact

New York
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
P: 212-450-4780
F: 212-701-5780

Related Practices

Bar Admissions

State of New York

Education

A.B., Intl Relations, Latin American Studies, Brown University, 2005
- magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2008
- magna cum laude

Professional History

Associate, 2008-present

News

Royal Bank of Canada $2 Billion Notes Offering

Davis Polk Advises Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on $2 Billion Concurrent Guaranteed Senior Bond Offerings

KKR Financial Holdings LLC $374 Million Preferred Shares Offering

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Client Publications

Swaps Pushout Rule: OCC Prepared to Grant Two-Year Transition Period to Federal Insured Depository Institutions
Client Memorandum

CFTC Issues Final Cross-Border Swap Exemptive Order
Client memorandum

SEC Proposes Capital, Margin, and Segregation Rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers
Client Memorandum

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