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Professional portrait of Eleanor Ashby

Partner

Eleanor Ashby

Corporate LawReal EstatePrivate Client

About

Eleanor Ashby has over twenty years of experience advising on complex corporate transactions and private wealth matters. She is counsel of choice for closely held businesses navigating succession, growth and eventual liquidity events. Her practice bridges corporate M&A and private client work in a way that is distinctive in the market.

Eleanor is known for her ability to hold the complete picture of a client's situation — the legal, the financial, and the human — in a single frame. She joined AXIOM as a founding partner after a decade at a leading New York firm.

Representative Work

  • Led legal team on $340M private equity acquisition in specialty chemicals
  • Advised on $1.2B REIT portfolio disposition across six markets
  • Structured multi-generational estate plan for $120M family business
  • Counseled family-owned manufacturer through management buyout