Esther C. Townes
Lawyers
Associate in our Civil Litigation practice.
Experience
Recent Work
- Landmark summary judgment decision for Meta and WhatsApp
- Kakao Pay and Siebert Financial mutually agree to terminate stock purchase agreement
- Dismissal of securities action related to PRC crackdown on afterschool tutoring
- Appellate victory for XP in securities litigation
- Securities class action win enforcing federal forum selection provision
- Securities litigation victory for XP
Recognition
Davis Polk Pro Bono Award, 2024
Education
J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law
- Diversity Editor, California Law Review
B.A., Economics, Pepperdine University
Clerkships
Law Clerk, Hon. Solomon Oliver Jr., U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio, 2017-2018
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York