Partner and Co-Chair
White Collar & Investigations Practice
Buchalter LLP
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Ashwin J. Ram is a Partner and Co-Chair of the White Collar & Investigations Practice at Buchalter LLP in Los Angeles, focusing on white collar defense, securities litigation, and complex commercial disputes. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds Section (C.D. Cal.), he has tried 20+ cases to verdict and handled countless investigations. He is admitted in California, New York, Illinois, and the District of Columbia.
Univ of Kansas SOL; Lawrence KS
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| AI-washing moves from hype to liability | Securities, Criminal | Apr. 21, 2026 |
| Advocating against ‘one-size-fits-all’ protective orders during the COVID-19 pandemic | Judges and Judiciary, Criminal | Jan. 6, 2021 |
| Countless fraud prosecutions called into question | Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 5, 2020 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protege Restaurant Partners LLC, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated v. Sentinel Insurance Company, Limited dba The Hartford | Contracts | Defendant | Nov. 12, 2021 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Advocating against ‘one-size-fits-all’ protective orders during the COVID-19 pandemic | Criminal Law | Jan. 6, 2021 |
| Countless fraud prosecutions called into question | Criminal Law | May 5, 2020 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| AI-washing moves from hype to liability | Securities, Criminal | Apr. 21, 2026 |
| Advocating against ‘one-size-fits-all’ protective orders during the COVID-19 pandemic | Judges and Judiciary, Criminal | Jan. 6, 2021 |
| Countless fraud prosecutions called into question | Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 5, 2020 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protege Restaurant Partners LLC, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated v. Sentinel Insurance Company, Limited dba The Hartford | Contracts | Defendant | Nov. 12, 2021 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Advocating against ‘one-size-fits-all’ protective orders during the COVID-19 pandemic | Criminal Law | Jan. 6, 2021 |
| Countless fraud prosecutions called into question | Criminal Law | May 5, 2020 |