US law firm Stites & Harbison has hired Sean Ritchie to the firm’s intellectual property and technology service group in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ritchie joins from Pennsylvania-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick, and has experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.
He has represented clients in the materials sciences technologies and life sciences industries.
Richard Myers, co-chair of the IP and technology service group, said: “Sean’s skill set expands and strengthens the firm’s life sciences platform and we are thrilled to have Sean join our team.”