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Robyn Minter Smyers Selected to Lead Firm’s Diversity Efforts

Robyn Minter Smyers has been named the new chair of Thompson Hine's Diversity Committee. Smyers, a partner in the firm's Real Estate and Corporate Transactions & Securities practice groups, focuses her practice on commercial real estate acquisitions and sales, development, financing, leasing and corporate transactions.

"I'm honored by this appointment," says Smyers. "We are passionate about diversity at Thompson Hine. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive work environment that is second to none. We understand that our firm's diversity enhances our ability to serve clients more effectively and with greater creativity and innovation. I am excited by the opportunity to help lead the firm's diversity efforts."

Prior to joining the firm, Smyers clerked for Justice Albie Sachs on the Constitutional Court of South Africa and was a Benjamin Trustman Traveling Fellow in South Africa, where she worked for Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She received her J.D. from Yale University in 1997, where she was an Earl Warren/NAACP Legal Defense Fund Scholar and a Schell Center for International Human Rights Fellow, and her B.A. from Harvard University, with honors, in 1991.

"We congratulate Robyn on this appointment," says David Hooker, the firm's managing partner. "She will be central to Thompson Hine's diversity-related efforts, which we believe are an important part of our success and growth as a firm."

For more information about Thompson Hine's Diversity Initiative, go to: http://www.ThompsonHine.com/about/diversity/.

About Thompson Hine LLP

Established in 1911, Thompson Hine is a business law firm dedicated to providing superior client service. The firm has been recognized for ten consecutive years as a top law firm in the country for client service excellence in The BTI Client Service A-Team: Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance. With offices in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, New York and Washington, D.C., Thompson Hine serves premier businesses worldwide.