Ashley Plunk

Houston

T: +1.713.758.2563

F: +1.713.615.5219

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

E: aplunk@velaw.com

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Ashley’s principal areas of practice are labor, employment and OSHA litigation and counseling, including in controversies before state and federal administrative agencies and courts.

Credentials

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2022 (Notes Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review; VLS Scholastic Excellence Award, Criminal Procedures: Adjudication; Scholastic Excellence Award, Evidence)
Rhodes College, B.A, Psychology and Political Science cum laude, 2019 (Abe Fortas Award for Excellence in Legal Studies)

Judicial intern to The Honorable Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins, Tennessee Supreme Court, Summer 2020

Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Should I Stay or Should I Go? NLRB General Counsel Takes Aim at “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions

InsightOctober 18, 2024

Energy TransitionManaging the Modern Workplace
Newpark Resources Announces Sale of Fluids Systems Segment

Deals & CasesSeptember 16, 2024
Quantum Capital Group Acquires Assets from Caerus Oil and Gas for $1.8 Billion

Deals & CasesAugust 21, 2024
Caliche to Continue Expansion Backed by Sixth Street

Deals & CasesAugust 21, 2024
The Very Timely PWA Requirements Finalized

InsightJuly 15, 2024
V&E Renewable Energy Update

Inflation Reduction Act
ProPetro Acquires Aqua Prop, an Innovative Wet Sand Solutions Provider

Deals & CasesJune 4, 2024
WM to Acquire Stericycle, a Leader in Medical Waste Services, for $7.2 Billion

Deals & CasesJune 3, 2024
Energy Transfer to Acquire WTG Midstream in a $3.25 Billion Transaction

Deals & CasesMay 28, 2024
Department of Labor Increases Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

InsightApril 25, 2024

Managing the Modern Workplace
Trulite and American Insulated Glass Announce Acquisition

Deals & CasesMarch 4, 2024
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. to Acquire Hi-Crush Inc.

Deals & CasesFebruary 27, 2024
Diamondback Energy, Inc. and Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. to Merge to Create a Premier Permian Independent Oil and Gas Company

Deals & CasesFebruary 12, 2024
Pacolet Milliken Acquires Piedmont Green Power to Grow its Sustainable Power and Infrastructure Portfolio

Deals & CasesJanuary 11, 2024
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. to Acquire CSI Compressco LP in an $854 Million All-Equity Transaction

Deals & CasesDecember 19, 2023
Vinson & Elkins Represents Variperm Holdings Ltd in Sale to Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.

Deals & CasesNovember 2, 2023
NovoHydrogen Secures $20M Equity Commitment from Modern Energy

Deals & CasesOctober 18, 2023
EEOC Proposes Updates to Workplace Harassment Guidance

InsightOctober 3, 2023

Managing the Modern Workplace
Back to the Text: Fifth Circuit Broadens Potential Discrimination Claims under Title VII

InsightAugust 29, 2023

Managing the Modern Workplace
Westbrook Energy Group Acquires Forged Components Inc.

Deals & CasesAugust 25, 2023
Permian Resources to Acquire Earthstone Energy in All-Stock Transaction

Deals & CasesAugust 21, 2023
Energy Transfer to Acquire Crestwood in a $7.1 Billion All-Equity Transaction

Deals & CasesAugust 16, 2023
Berry Corporation Announces Acquisition of Macpherson Energy Corporation

Deals & CasesJuly 18, 2023
Ellington Financial and Great Ajax Corp. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

Deals & CasesJuly 3, 2023
NLRB General Counsel Takes Aim at Non-Competes

InsightJune 5, 2023

Managing the Modern Workplace
Suntuity Renewables to Become a Public Company Through Business Combination with Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp

Deals & CasesMay 19, 2023
KLX Energy Services Completes Acquisition of Greene's Energy Group

Deals & CasesMarch 8, 2023
California and New York Leading a New Year of Pay Transparency

InsightJanuary 12, 2023

Managing the Modern Workplace

Ashley Plunk

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