Associate Regulatory Counsel
POET
Paul Townsend is currently associate regulatory counsel at POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuel and a global leader in sustainable bioproducts. Prior to joining POET, he was an associate at Finnegan Henderson where he focused on patent and trade secret litigation in the areas of specialty chemicals, energy, and biotechnology. Townsend has a BS in chemical engineering from Queen’s Univ., and he has used his chemical engineering skills both in his previous role at Finnegan and in his current role at POET.