Biography

Mr. Drummond is a partner in the Labor and Employment Department in the Atlanta office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  His practice includes the representation of management in employment litigation matters before state and federal courts, at trial and appellate levels, as well as federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations.  Mr. Drummond also counsels clients on a wide variety of employment matters, including disability accommodation, family and medical leave under federal and state laws, workplace investigations, training, background checks, pre-hire testing, performance assessment and discipline, workforce reductions-in-force, whistleblower claims, defamation, handbooks and policies review, and terminations.

As a member of the firm’s Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group, Mr. Drummond has defended employers in a variety of complex discrimination cases, including multi-plaintiff discrimination lawsuits, EEOC pattern and practice cases, putative class and collective actions alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as well as collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  In these cases, he has had success in striking class allegations, defeating class certification, limiting class size, and reaching early and favorable resolutions.

Mr. Drummond also serves as the firm’s Atlanta office coordinator for the Single-Plaintiff Litigation Practice Group.  As a member of this Practice Group, he has defended employers ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small businesses against the full spectrum of cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as employment related breach of contract and tort claims.  In addition, he represents parties in non-competition, non-solicitation, and other restrictive covenant claims.  Mr. Drummond has argued before federal appellate courts and has obtained successful results for our clients, including a favorable decision for a large national retailer in a complex disability case that was featured in a prominent employment law publication.

Mr. Drummond has published articles and given numerous speeches about the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 and accompanying regulations.  He has served as chapter co-chair and assistant associate editor for the 2002 Supplement to the Lindemann & Grossman’s Employment Discrimination Law treatise.  He has also co-authored an article on the use of arbitration in international taxing jurisdiction disputes.  Mr. Drummond is active in the firm’s pro bono practice and is involved in Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Saturday Lawyers Program, and the Dispossessory Project.  He is a member of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association and the National Employment Law Council.

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (2000)
B.S., University of Florida, cum laude (1997)

Admissions

• Georgia
• Florida

Courts

• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
• U.S. Dist. Courts for the Middle and Northern District of Florida