About Ashi Colina

Ashi Colina is a litigator in Greenberg Traurig’s Securities Litigation Group. Ashi represents broker-dealers and registered representatives in all aspects of litigation and arbitration proceedings. She also represents clients in complex commercial and business disputes, white collar and enforcement actions, and advises in the rapidly evolving space of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.

Ashi was one of thirty international professionals and scholars selected by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute to participate in its Winter School on Illicit Trade. Prior to joining the firm, Ashi was an associate in New York City where she represented national and international clients in foreign and domestic investigations, litigation, and complex commercial and business disputes. Ashi was also an associate in Chicago, representing government entities and officials, corporations, and financial institutions in foreign and domestic criminal, compliance, and government-related matters. Ashi also served as a Special Assistant State’s Attorney, and now uses her skills to thoughtfully defend and serve her clients across several jurisdictions.

Concentrations

•Securities Litigation
•Complex Commercial Litigation
•White Collar Defense

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Rita B. Garman, Supreme Court of Illinois

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' 2026
•Commercial Litigation
•Criminal Defense: White Collar
•Litigation - Securities
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2025
•Recipient, 'David Layman Pro Bono Champion of the Year Award,' Greenberg Traurig Pro Bono Service Awards, 2024

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Other 1
    • Securities Litigation

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Spanish
    Fluent
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Associate
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Secured $8.8MM judgment in favor of major real estate client.
    Successfully defended broker-dealer in $3.4MM fraud action brought by creditors of an international coffee exporter
    all claims were denied in their entirety.
    Represented non-profit organization in amici curiae brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Storey v. Texas, Docket No. 24-5791.
    Obtained a protective order in favor of a former judge serving as a mediator in a multi-state, multimillion-dollar business dispute
    estate distribution.
    Represented officer of a Fortune 500 broker-dealer in a FINRA investigation
    arbitration.
    Obtained summary judgment in favor of a Fortune 500 financial institution.
    Obtained reversal on appeal in favor of a veteran-owned logistics services company in a breach of contract
    collections action.
    Obtained dismissal of several charges against a foreign government anti-corruption official in an international bribery, wire fraud,
    money laundering case.
    Obtained dismissal of a series of successive qui tam claims for a government entity in a False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute,
    Stark Law action.
    Obtained the early release of an incarcerated client convicted of fraud.
    Defense in a multi-national criminal conspiracy case stemming from the assassination of a major foreign politician.
    Defense in an international
    multi-national, multibillion-dollar asset distribution of a Russian oligarch's estate.
    Defense of a government office relating to federal bribery
    RICO charges against a state politician.
    The above representations were h
    led by Ms. Colina prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
    Government Experience: Special Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office
    Internships: Judicial Extern, Hon. Anne M. Burke, Supreme Court of Illinois
    Law Clerk, Post-Conviction Unit, Cook County State's Attorney's Office
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Florida
    New York
    Illinois
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Appointed, City of West Palm Beach Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, 2024-2025
    •Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    •Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
    •Guest Lecturer, Public Policy, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida
    •Guild of Catholic Lawyers of the Diocese of Palm Beach
    •Treasurer, 2025-Present
    •Secretary, 2024-2025
    •Member, Federal Bar Association
    •Sentencing/Corrections Committee
    •Member, New York State Bar Association
    •Member, Chicago Bar Association
    •Member, Palm Beach County Bar Association
    •Member, Women's White Collar Defense Association
    •Member, United Nations Association of the United States of America

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    DePaul University College of Law
    J.D.
    Certificate in Criminal Law; Member, Business & Commercial Law Journal
    Other Education
    University of Chicago
    M.P.P.
    Appointed, Academic Committee

    Loyola University Chicago
    B.S.
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    Ashi Colina speaks Spanish and Fluent.
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    Ashi Colina attended DePaul University College of Law.
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