Warner Norcross + Judd LLP has welcomed Adam B. Townshend as a partner.
Townshend will concentrate his practice in litigation and white collar criminal defense with an emphasis on fraud, criminal and civil investigations, intellectual property and financial crimes for health care, defense contractors, financial institutions and other clients. He will practice in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.
Prior to joining Warner, Townshend worked 15 years for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan as an assistant U.S. attorney with extensive responsibilities for civil and criminal matters. He prosecuted a wide range of complex cases, including fraud schemes targeting the health care industry and matters involving terrorist organizations.
Townshend also worked as an associate with Latham & Watkins, LLP. Prior to that, he was a law clerk to the Hon. Susan H. Black for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Court in Jacksonville, Florida.
Townshend is a frequent speaker at national legal conferences, including serving as a faculty member at the U.S. Department of Justice National Advocacy Center.
Townshend holds a bachelor’s degree in English and German from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and a law degree summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he was executive production editor for the Notre Dame Law Review. A native of Pittsburgh, Townshend now resides in East Grand Rapids with his wife, Gretchen, and their three children.
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