Ashley Littlefield

Ashley Littlefield currently serves as the Director of Global Litigation and Investigations at Applied Materials, a position held since February 2024. Prior to this role, Littlefield was a Commercial Litigation Partner at Kirkland & Ellis from May 2010 to October 2022, where involvement included progression from Associate to Summer Associate. During the legal education at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Littlefield participated in the Civil Litigation Clinic at Bluhm Legal Clinic, representing clients in various cases. Additionally, an externship for Judge Joan Lefkow at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois occurred from January to May 2010. Littlefield holds a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame.