Ashley C. Rice
Associate
Overview
Ashley advises clients on their transactional and regulatory needs in transportation, logistics, supply chain and international trade matters. Those clients include shippers, transportation intermediaries, and carriers. She represents clients in contract drafting and negotiations, regulatory compliance guidance, business operation counsel and strategic support for mergers and acquisitions.
Ashley has also given clients regulatory guidance for transportation and international trade matters involving freight forwarders, ocean transportation intermediaries, air carriers, HTS code classifications, sanctions and embargoes. Specifically, Ashley has helped clients navigate complex export, import and export control regulations. She has also conducted regulatory review of matters involving shippers and brokers including cargo liability. Ashley represented clients in mergers and acquisitions transactions involving transportation and international trade operations. She also assisted in developing robust compliance programs for companies.
Experience
Provided expedited regulatory due diligence for a private equity firm’s acquisition of a freight brokerage having nearly $2 billion in annual revenue.
Represented Astō Consumer Partners, a consumer-focused investment firm, in its $105 million strategic investment in Starface World, Inc.
Represented Harbor Global, a portfolio company of BayPine, in its acquisition of Encoretech, a specialized training and user adoption services company focused on the legal sector.
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Credentials
Education
- Dean’s List
- Cali Award in Corporations
- Cleveland State Law Review, Chief Managing Editor (2023-2024)
Bar & Court Admissions
Related News & Insights
InterConnect Newsletter | Q3 2026
Insights from the Benesch Transportation & Logistics Practice Group.
Restrictions on Foreign Interests in the Transportation and Logistics Sector: A Look Ahead
The transportation and logistics industry is not immune from rising concerns about foreign investment. Since the start of this Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation has steadily turned focus to perceived threats against both public safety and purely domestic operators by non-U.S. interests in the sector.
Canada Trade – New Tariff Announcement and USMCA Non-Renewable Stakes for North American Supply Chains
On July 20, 2026, the Trump Administration announced a new set of sweeping tariffs on Canada-origin goods. This comes less than one month after the United States decided against renewing the free trade agreement between the United States of America, Mexico and Canada (the USMCA) during the required six-year joint review.
Benesch Associate Ashley Rice Honored with 2026 Women in Supply Chain Award
Benesch is pleased to announce that Ashley Rice, an associate in the firm’s Transportation & Logistics and Litigation Practice Groups, …
Speaking & Events
Past Events
Tariff Mitigation Toolbox: Understanding Customs Bonded Warehousing | Jonathan R. Todd, Christopher C. Razek and Ashley C. Rice
Virtual
SOLVING THE PUZZLE: Proactive Supply Chain Solutions | Jonathan R. Todd, Megan K. MacCallum, and Ashley C. Rice
Association for Supply Chain Management Akron Chapter