Ashleigh Giles

Ashleigh Giles is a litigation and arbitration lawyer whose practice focuses on complex commercial disputes for international and domestic clients, with a strong focus on the energy and resources sector.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2026, Ashleigh was a senior associate at an international law firm in Australia, where she routinely advised clients on commercial disputes before a range of Australian state and federal courts and tribunals. Notable matters from that time extend to investor-state arbitrations and gas price reviews, with her international disputes experience further strengthened through the completion of a six-month secondment in Dubai. Ashleigh also acted for Chevron in a landmark 2024 decision by the High Court of Australia (HCA), a ruling that represents the first time an apex court in any of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Model Law countries invalidated an arbitration award on functus officio (no further authority) grounds.