Wilmington
Wilmington
Ethan H. Townsend focuses his practice on litigating corporate, securities and complex business matters. With a particular focus on litigation in Delaware’s federal and state courts, he represents companies and individuals relating to Delaware corporations and alternative entities. Ethan also handles matters in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division. Ethan also represents companies in intellectual property litigation in the District of Delaware.
Results
- Obtained summary judgment and dismissal of negligence and breach of contract action brought against a national accounting firm*
- Obtained summary judgment in contest for corporate control of a high-frequency trading firm*
- Obtained dismissal of aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims for the acquirer of a multi-industry home care company*
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Litigation – Securities and Commercial Litigation, 2023-2025
- Chambers USA, Chancery, 2024-2026
- Legal 500 US, Recommended Lawyer, 2023
Capabilities and industries
Regional markets
Community
- Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court, member
- First State Squash, advisory board member
Credentials
Education
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, JD, summa cum laude, Valedictorian, Order of the Coif
- University of Delaware, BChE
Admissions
- Delaware
Courts / Agencies
- Supreme Court of the United States
- US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- US District Court for the District of Delaware
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