Ashwini Jayaratnam

Ashwini Jayaratnam is a Partner at DarrowEverett LLP, focusing on complex commercial cases involving fiduciary breaches, restrictive covenants, freeze-out mergers, and shareholder buyouts since August 2023. Prior to this, Ashwini served as Counsel at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors and gained extensive experience as Senior Counsel at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, primarily handling shareholder disputes. Previous roles include Associate positions at Friedman & Wittenstein, where representation of companies and individuals in commercial litigation was a primary responsibility, and at Ropes & Gray LLP, focusing on transactional matters and litigation. Ashwini's legal career began with a Summer Associate role at Skadden, which resulted in a permanent offer. Early in the career, experience was gained as a Research Analyst at the International Monetary Fund. Ashwini holds a JD, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.

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DarrowEverett LLP

DarrowEverett is a full-service business law firm committed to providing clients with the highest level of service & attention to detail while providing efficient & effective legal advice. We pride ourselves on our sophisticated yet practical approach in counseling our clients, with a strong emphasis on prompt responses & execution. Our team assists each client in making well-informed, productive, & successful decisions on all issues confronting them. Our diverse clientele ranges from domestic & international public & private companies to healthcare & tax-exempt organizations, encompassing national & regional biotech & pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, hospitality, retailers, & more. We are also dedicated to the individual, working with high-net-worth clients like entrepreneurs, professionals, board members, & senior executives. Our attorneys are business lawyers & advisors with substantial knowledge & experience on both the business & legal sides of transactional & non-transactional matters. We have a wealth of experience in numerous practice areas, including banking & finance, business litigation & dispute resolution, commercial real estate, corporate & business acquisitions, energy & natural resources, environmental, government investigations, healthcare & life sciences, intellectual property & technology, labor & employment, private equity, capital markets, & securities, private wealth services, regulatory & compliance, restructuring, & tax. We not only strive to understand our clients’ needs but seek to develop collaborative partnerships to assist them in achieving successful legal & business outcomes. Our attorneys work in interdisciplinary teams across multiple practices & offices, resulting in the highest quality legal advice. With offices in Boston, MA, Providence, RI, New York, NY, Nashville, TN, Charlotte, NC, Charleston, SC, and Miami, FL, we are uniquely positioned to manage our clients’ legal matters across a wide geographic footprint.


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