Overview

Todd is a member of the firm’s Litigation group and assists clients with energy, environmental, and maritime issues, along with financial and business disputes.

Before joining AP&S, Todd interned with Judge Brian Stern of the Rhode Island Superior Court Business Calendar and in the offshore energy industry. He has written extensively on legal issues related to offshore wind, including project financing, permitting issues, maritime law, and the jurisdiction of disputes on the outer continental shelf. In addition, he has written about and presented on sustainable finance and ESG issues.

During law school, Todd served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Roger Williams University Law Review and as a Sea Grant Law Fellow for the Marine Affairs Institute.

Todd also has an M.B.A. and he previously worked in banking and finance.

Experience

  • Assisted in obtaining court approval for a project developer to intervene on behalf of a state agency to defend an appeal of the agency’s decision granting the developer’s application.
  • Assisted a client with R.I. DEM approval process for the redevelopment of waterfront property.
  • Represented business owners in shareholder and management disputes including direct and derivative actions for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
  • Represented various companies with patent infringement prosecutions, violation of trade dress claims, and commercial disputes.
  • Assisted in the representation of a national bank in various disputes including negligent misrepresentation claims, fraud claims, and disputes over secured transaction priorities.
  • Represented a property developer in a dispute with a general contractor.

Credentials

  • Roger Williams University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2024)
  • Providence College (M.B.A, 2018)
  • Boston University (B.A., International Relations, 2012)

  • Rhode Island
  • U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island

  • William J. Coffey Excellence in Maritime Writing Prize, Roger Williams University School of Law 2024
  • Marine Affairs Achievement Award, Roger Williams University School of Law 2024
  • Notes and Comments Editor, Roger Williams University Law Review
  • Sea Grant Law Fellow

 

  • Conflicting Goals: The Ethics and Accountability of Law Firm Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Policies, Student Comment, Roger Williams University Law Review (December 2023).
  • Offshore Wind Financial Incentive Programs, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce (Summer 2023).
  • Sustainable Finance and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), presented with RWU School of Business Professor Dr. Michael Melton at RWU School of Law (April 2023).

 

  • Member, Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee Member, Environmental Business Council of New England
  • Propeller Club of Narragansett Bay

  • Providence College, MBA Alumni Ambassador, (March 2021 – Present)
  • Save The Bay, Legal Volunteer, (May 2023 – Aug 2023)
  • Street Law, Volunteer Student Instructor, (Jan 2023 – Apr 2023)