

Eric Ashcroft
- Seattle
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Eric Ashcroft is a counsel in the Tax practice. Before joining the firm, he worked for a large law firm in Southern California.
His background also includes serving as a law clerk for Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant of the Utah Supreme Court. Eric finished near the top of his class in law school while serving as the lead note and comment editor of the BYU Law Review, and he graduated from the Master of Accountancy Tax program at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management.
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Education
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Lead Note and Comment Editor, BYU Law Review, 2012
- Brigham Young University, M.Acc., Tax, highest distinction, 2012
- Utah State University, B.S., Accounting; Finance; Economics, magna cum laude, 2009
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Related Employment
- Goldman Sachs, Associate, 2015
- O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Summer Associate, 2011; Associate, 2012-2014
Clerkships
- Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant, Supreme Court of Utah
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Tax Law, 2022-2025