Meet The Team
Ashley N. Kirkwood
Founding Attorney
After graduating from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law with honors, Ashley went to work for some of the largest corporate law firms in the world, winning large trial cases and receiving accolades from publications like American Lawyer.
But over time, Ashley’s entrepreneurial drive kicked in. Instead of representing billion-dollar corporations in court, she felt drawn to helping emerging businesses both protect themselves and reach their full potential. She started Mobile General Counsel to address those needs, and has spearheaded the company’s growth to become a prolific general counsel firm, both online and off. Ashley is also a corporate trainer, a Ted-Talk speaker, operates a speaker training company, and in 2020 (in the middle of a pandemic) she and her husband Chris became the parents of a beautiful baby girl.
Chris Kirkwood
Operations Director
When Mobile General Counsel went looking for an experienced Operations Director, the company didn’t have to look very far. Chris Kirkwood had the dual credentials of being a seasoned project management and operations expert, and is also the person who knows the company founder best. It was only natural that he joined Ashley, making organizational sense of MGC’s various services and moving parts, while deftly maintaining profitability and recognizing new opportunities.
Holding a B.A. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chris brings years of project management and process/systems administrative experience to the table. He is the co-founder of the Kirkwood Foundation, and a former program manager for iMentor. He has also spent more than a decade developing programs for student development and adult education. In his spare time, he enjoys mentoring students and disadvantaged individuals and likes spending time with his wife and daughter (who keeps both Chris and Ashley quite busy!)
Chris Kirkwood
Operations Director
When Mobile General Counsel went looking for an experienced Operations Director, the company didn’t have to look very far. Chris Kirkwood had the dual credentials of being a seasoned project management and operations expert, and is also the person who knows the company founder best. It was only natural that he joined Ashley, making organizational sense of MGC’s various services and moving parts, while deftly maintaining profitability and recognizing new opportunities.
Holding a B.A. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chris brings years of project management and process/systems administrative experience to the table. He is the co-founder of the Kirkwood Foundation, and a former program manager for iMentor. He has also spent more than a decade developing programs for student development and adult education. In his spare time, he enjoys mentoring students and disadvantaged individuals and likes spending time with his wife and daughter (who keeps both Chris and Ashley quite busy!)
Kennina Ip
Associate
Combining an artist’s eye with an attorney’s passion for fairness and protection, Kennina Ip approaches every project seeking to safeguard clients and their work. She was first drawn to intellectual property and trademark issues from her artistic and family background, recognizing that both creators and companies need IP protection so they can realize their visions today, while developing the technologies and businesses of tomorrow.
Kennina is a graduate of SUNY Binghamton University and received her JD from American University Washington College of Law. During her studies, she completed several successful engagements, including the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
At Mobile General Counsel, Kennina primarily handles IP work as well as corporate law. Other specialties include cross-border data privacy and security protection and international arbitration.
When not working, Kennina is both an avid musician and a talented sculptor, and since COVID-19, has developed an interest in running as well.
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