Join us on November 13 at 12:30 p.m. ET for an invigorating discussion with John Drake: Religious Freedom and Other Hot Topics in Employment Law Religious freedom faces challenges from laws, government agencies, employee claims, and employers. This event will focus on tensions and developments, including the ministerial exception, the right of association, and recent Supreme Court decisions. John Drake will also address other hot topics, including affirmative action, DEI; pregnancy and abortion; and politics in the workplace.
John A. Drake is a versatile attorney specializing in employment law and commercial disputes. He is a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, a premier labor and employment law firm in the U.S. and internationally, working out of the Indianapolis and Chicago offices. He offers strategic legal advice and advocates vigorously for clients, particularly in restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and unfair competition cases. John chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property subgroup, leveraging his experience in trademark and copyright issues. A South Bend native, he has a robust background, including serving as Editor-in-Chief of law review, clerking for a federal judge, and working with the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and as a newspaper reporter.