Keith M. Townsend — Partner at King & Spalding

Mr. Keith M. Townsend has been employed at King & Spalding in the position of a Partner since January 1, 2007. Mr. Townsend is a member of King & Spalding's Corporate Group. Mr. Townsend has significant experience in advising public company clients on SEC reporting and disclosure requirements, corporate governance issues and other corporate/securities matters. Mr. Townsend also has experience in a broad range of corporate finance transactions and securities matters. He has represented issuers and underwriters in connection with initial and secondary public offerings, shelf offerings, Rule 144A offerings and other private placement transactions, tender offers and consent solicitations. Mr. Townsend's clients and transactions have spanned a number of industries, including the real estate, consumer products, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, textile, banking and entertainment industries. Mr. Townsend received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Tennessee in 1996 where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Townsend received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1999 where he graduated Order of the Coif. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association and the American Bar Association.