Background
Townsend, John M. was born on March 21, 1947 in West Point, New York, United States.
Townsend, John M. was born on March 21, 1947 in West Point, New York, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1968. Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (Washington, DC. Also New York, NY) specializing in Litigation, Antitrust, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1972, New York.
1974-1975, Conseil Juridique, Paris, France. 1990, District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Right to Trial by Jury In Declaratory Judgement Actions," 3 Connecticut Law Review 564, 1971.
"Provisional Remedies in Aid of Arbitration" in The Preparation and Trial of a Commercial Arbitration, New York State Bar Association, 1990. Director, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc., 1988-1994. Trustee, United States Council for International Business, 1989.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1986-1990. Committee on International Law, 1989-1992). New York State Bar Association (Member, Arbitration Committee Section on Federal and Commercial Litigation, 1989).
American Arbitration Association (Member: Corporate Counsel Committee. Securities Arbitration Advisory Committee). Union Internationale des Avocats (Regional Secretary, 1983-1990).
Author: "Right to Trial by Jury In Declaratory Judgement Actions," 3 Connecticut Law Review 564, 1971. "Provisional Remedies in Aid of Arbitration" in The Preparation and Trial of a Commercial Arbitration, New York State Bar Association, 1990. Director, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc., 1988-1994.
Trustee, United States Council for International Business, 1989.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1986-1990. Committee on International Law, 1989-1992). New York State Bar Association (Member, Arbitration Committee Section on Federal and Commercial Litigation, 1989).
American Arbitration Association (Member: Corporate Counsel Committee. Securities Arbitration Advisory Committee). Union Internationale des Avocats (Regional Secretary, 1983-1990).