Lucas C. Townsend

Lucas C. Townsend is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property, Appellate and Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Class Actions Practice Groups. His practice involves representing pharmaceutical, internet, and other technology companies in patent and trademark disputes, with a particular emphasis on appellate matters, including drafting successful briefing in significant patent appeals and noninfringement appeals.

While the tracked data shows one appearance on the plaintiff side in Google LLC v. Personalized Media Communications, LLC, his broader professional profile indicates substantial experience defending corporate clients. His work includes serving as appellate counsel for a major social networking website and an online retailer in various litigation matters, which often involves defending against patent assertions or challenging adverse judgments.

Mr. Townsend's career prior to joining Gibson Dunn included clerking for Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as for judges on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the District Court for the District of New Jersey. He also served as an Attorney Adviser in the U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division, from 2007 to 2009. There is no information from the provided sources indicating his regular appearance in PTAB or IPR proceedings.

He earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2004 and holds a Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry from Cornell University, received in 1999. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York.