Anita Drummond is a member of Venable's nonprofit organizations practice group. She has significant experience working in-house for nonprofit organizations and for the federal government, as well as in private practice. She is well versed in the broad range of legal issues facing nonprofits, and is very focused on using the law to help nonprofits further their mission and achieve their goals.

Prior to joining Venable, Ms. Drummond spent nearly a decade at The Nature Conservancy, an international NGO, most recently as associate general counsel. In this role, she managed the organization's internal and external legal counsel on federal tax exemption and charity regulation, private and public funding, government relations, finance and taxes, human resources, insurance, conservation services, marketing, intellectual property, and technology. She also led the development and implementation of a focused internal legal practice for innovative programs, such as social impact investment, and for the specialized legal needs of domestic and international clients.

Ms. Drummond's other in-house nonprofit experience includes stints as Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs for the Associated Builders and Contractors, Director of Government Relations for the American Subcontractors Association, and Manager of Public Affairs for the American Council of Independent Labs. She also worked for the U.S. Small Business Administration as an advocate and assistant chief counsel. In private practice, Ms. Drummond represented corporate and individual clients in civil litigation and served as a court-appointed child advocate.