In May of 2007, Ashley West opened her own firm after practicing with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Weintraub Genshlea Chediak. In January of 2010, she teamed up with John Cooluris, Cleve Livingston and Steve Saxe, the original founding partners of Pillsbury's Sacramento office. Mark Whitney joined the practice in February 2010. The firm is a boutique transactional law firm with offices in Sacramento and San Francisco. Ashley West and Mark Whitney specialize in corporate and real estate matters. They counsel their clients through buying, building, leasing, financing, and selling businesses and real estate. John Cooluris and Steve Saxe are highly regarded banking lawyers. Cleve Livingston is an expert on land use, environmental, real estate, housing and energy law.

West and Whitney have represented a range of clients including public companies, large real estate investment trusts, national homebuilders, large lending institutions, smaller, locally based family owned businesses and non-profits. They serve as outside general counsel to a number of businesses, which includes handling asset acquisitions, real estate acquisitions, leasing, financing, management, and managing employment and litigation matters. Mark Whitney spent the first 15 years of practice in-house, most recently as the General Counsel of GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY). West built her reputation on creative and unwavering commitment to her clients. Her approach to business has helped build an impressive list of satisfied clients who share an appreciation for the tenacity and work ethic West brings to her profession.

Aaron Zeff, Chief Executive Officer of Priority Ventures, Inc., a firm specializing in the operation of full service car washes, states, "Several years ago I had a dispute with a seller on a business my company was buying. My attorney, a well-respected senior partner at a large name brand firm in San Francisco could not solve our problem. I called Ashley West on a Saturday morning. I sent her the document, she researched the issue, and called me back that afternoon with a successful argument and negotiation tactic that solved the problem. Since that first project with West, we have moved all of our work to her. When I find a business I want to buy or a problem I need to solve, I call Ashley. She quickly and creatively solves our problems or locates and manages someone who can. We rely on her experience, her judgment and her comic relief. Our business would not be what it is today without her."

West’s willingness to function as lawyer, counselor, and confidant creates a strong bond with her clients. Alan Magat, President of Green Earth Products, Inc. articulated this best, "Ashley West has gone above and beyond any expectations I set when establishing Green Earth Products. As a business owner, it is extremely important to surround yourself with the best of the best, champions in their field. Ashley graduated from a top-20 law school and came out of some of the best law firms in the country. Ashley offers not only excellent legal advice, she has developed a professional relationship with Green Earth Products and more important, its principles, coupled with a sincere interest in the core spirit of our business practice. It is rare to find an attorney that combines professionalism with friendly candor – it feels like you have known Ashley all of your life."

Bryan Merica of ID Media provides yet another client perspective of West’s work. "Ashley brings more than professionalism to her legal practice. She brings humor, wit, passion, cunning, personality and a genuine concern for her clients. Over the past couple of years Ashley has been a huge part of growing my business; everything from the most technical legal work to complex and strategic projects. But, I think the most impressive thing about Ashley is her deep connection to the Sacramento community and her commitment to the causes she supports. She is a leader in her field and a leader in her community."