Adams and Reese Special Counsel Anil Mujumdar was selected among Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” Class of 2013, recognizing Birmingham’s brightest young business leaders, and honoring those with notable achievements in business and the community.
Honorees were recognized at the “Top 40 Under 40” awards event, held February 8th at the Sheraton Hotel, and they were profiled in a special insert within the Birmingham Business Journal in the February 8th edition.
At Adams and Reese, Mujumdar focuses his practice on white-collar criminal defense and related matters, including governmental and internal investigations. His experience includes the representation of clients subject to investigation and prosecution in connection with public corruption charges, environmental crimes, banking fraud, healthcare fraud and securities fraud among other areas. He also has experience in complex civil litigation, including class actions, shareholder derivative suits, labor and employment matters, qui tam litigation, and commercial disputes.
Mujumdar began his legal career as a public interest lawyer with the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, a disability rights clinic of the University of Alabama School of Law.
He maintains an India practice.
He has been named by Alabama Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star" for Criminal Defense-White Collar, and received Cox Media Group’s Best in Minority Business Award for “Outstanding Male Attorney” in 2012.
Mujumdar serves on the Board of Editors of the Alabama Lawyer, the official periodical of the Alabama State Bar.
He received his B.A. in English from Birmingham-Southern College, where he ran varsity cross-country and served as SGA President; a Master of Arts in American Studies from the University of Alabama; and a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2000. Anil graduated from the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum Class of 2010 and was a member of the Leadership UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Class of 2011.
Mujumdar has served as president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama since 2006, and as a member of its Board of Directors since 2004. He is also secretary of the Board of Directors of AIDS Alabama, and has been a member of its Board of Directors since 2004. He is a member of the Edward Lee Norton Board of Advisors at Birmingham-Southern College.
Mujumdar serves as the President of the North American South Asian Bar Association’s Foundation, and serves on the Board of Directors of Magic City Bar Association.
Adams and Reese is a multidisciplinary law firm with offices strategically located throughout the southern United States and Washington, DC. American Lawyer includes Adams and Reese on its distinguished list of the nation's top law firms - "The Am Law 200.” The National Law Journal also includes the firm on the "NLJ 250" list of the nation's largest law firms.