Retired Partner
DeWitt is a retired partner in the firm's regulatory practice. His practice focused on the design and administration of corporate ethics and legal compliance programs, lobbying law, political campaign finance law, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), corporate public relations and crisis management, and public utilities.
Prior to his legal career, DeWitt was a journalist. After receiving a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, he joined The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution as a staff writer. He later served as business editor, city editor and assistant managing editor. In these positions, he directed local, state and financial news coverage for the newspapers. He is able to use his extensive news media experience in advising clients on the public relations implications of their legal matters and on crisis management.