Ashly L. Riches

Ashly L. Riches is an associate at Bayard, P.A. in Wilmington, Delaware. She practices in the firm’s Business Bankruptcy and Restructuring group, focusing on corporate bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, corporate restructuring, and insolvency matters. Her work addresses legal issues that arise when businesses confront financial distress, creditor claims, and restructuring decisions. She also brings experience from a previous Wilmington law firm’s bankruptcy and corporate restructuring practice.

Ashly received her JD from Duke University School of Law and earned a BA, summa cum laude, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At Duke, she participated in the Jessup Cup Moot Court Competition and the Transactional Law Competition. She received a Duke Law Pro Bono Pledge Certificate of Achievement at graduation, reflecting a commitment to providing legal assistance beyond academic coursework.

While at Duke, Ashly served as a student attorney in the Community Enterprise Clinic, managing matters for nonprofit organizations. She also interned with the Education Section of the North Carolina Department of Justice and the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence. These positions exposed her to organizational counseling, public legal work, and client service before she entered corporate restructuring practice in Delaware.

Ashly is admitted in Delaware and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. She participates in the American Bankruptcy Institute, Delaware State Bar Association, Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, and International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Ashly L. Riches approaches bankruptcy and restructuring matters with a background in transactional exercises, client representation, and nonprofit legal service, supporting businesses and stakeholders confronting insolvency issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Bayard, P.A.
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Duke University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Summa Cum Laude)

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