ATLANTA, OCTOBER 26 - Duane Morris, LLP, one of the nation's 100 largest law firms, has welcomed a new partner to its Trial practice. Sean R. Smith, formerly an Atlanta partner with Dow, Lohnes & Albertson PLLC, has joined the Duane Morris Atlanta office.

"We are delighted to welcome Sean to the firm," said Charles W. Whitney, managing partner of Duane Morris' Atlanta office. "His considerable experience adds to our already strong commercial litigation group, bringing significant value to our firms' clients. Sean is pleased to rejoin other partners in our litigation group whom he worked with at King & Spalding LLP before joining Dow Lohnes."

"Adding Sean and his expertise is another significant step for our planned growth," said John J. Soroko, Chair of the firm's Trial Practice Group.

Sean R. Smith has extensive trial and motion practice experience in numerous areas including libel defense, real estate and contract litigation, RICO litigation and antitrust litigation and counseling. Smith has tried cases in federal and state courts in Georgia, including Schafer v. Time Inc. (N.D. Ga. 1996), which was selected as one of the 15 most significant defense verdicts of the year by the National Law Journal.

Sean received his law degree in 1988 from the University of Chicago Law School, and won recognition there as a member of the Order of the Coif. He was also a member of the law review and a moot court finalist. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an A.B. in History.

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