About Deborah A. Sudbury
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Class Actions
- Federal
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1984J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Illinois State University, 1981B.A.
- Honors: With Highest Honors
Representative Cases
- Cumulus Media obtains favorable settlement in lawsuit to invalidate noncompetition agreement
- Defense contractor undergoes internal investigation of upper management
- Dick's Sporting Goods defends against nationwide state law class action and FLSA collective action alleging "off the clock" work (2009)
- FleetPride defends against putative nationwide FLSA collective action
- Health insurance company conducts internal investigation of upper management (2009)
- IBM defends against proposed class action involving retirement benefits
- IBM defends against putative nationwide age discrimination class action arising out of reductions-in-force (2009)
- IBM is successful against employment discrimination lawsuit
- IBM's summary judgment win in employee's retaliation case is confirmed by 11th Circuit
- Insurance company defends against class action claims of race discrimination
- JUSTGeorgia: Jones Day Atlanta Making the Case for a New Georgia Juvenile Code (2009)
- Knight-Ridder obtains summary judgment in race discrimination and retaliation case under Title VII
- Large retailer resolves sensitive racial discrimination matter with confidential investigation
- Ledger-Enquirer, a subsidiary of Knight-Ridder, defends against allegations of FMLA in wrongful termination action
- Lee Brass settles age discrimination matter prior to certification
- Macon Telegraph Publishing Co., subsidiary of Knight-Ridder, defends against age discrimination lawsuit
- Private corporation defends against EEOC investigation of discrimination allegations
- Private corporation restructures 100,000 employees
- Tallahassee Democrat, an affiliate of Knight-Ridder, defends against allegations of age discrimination and failure to hire
- Tallahassee Democrat, an affiliate of Knight-Ridder, defends against gender-based hostile work environment and sexual harassment claims brought by employee
- Tallahassee Democrat, an affiliate of Knight-Ridder, defends against race discrimination allegations under Title VII
- Tallahassee Democrat, an affiliate of Knight-Ridder, defends against race discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation lawsuit
- Verizon settles nationwide wage and hour FLSA collective action alleging failure to pay overtime to inside sales employees
- Verizon settles proposed nationwide FLSA collective action alleging failure to pay overtime to inside sales employees
- Wal-Mart coordinates discovery in various wage and hour class actions nationwide
- Wal-Mart defeats class certification in statewide wage and hour action
- Wal-Mart defends against nationwide FLSA collective action in Georgia court involving alleged off-the-clock work and missed breaks
- Westinghouse prevails in trial and on appeal in claim for attorney's fees in age discrimination case (2009)
- Westinghouse successfully defeats class certification in race discrimination action
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Illinois
- California
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- PartnerAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
- PartnerAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
- AssociateAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
- AssociateAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
Nearby Lawyers
- Employment
- Class Actions
- Federal
- 0.8 mile away
- 0.6 mile away
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