Retail Law Conference 2024 | Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) | 9 October 2024 | Loews Chicago Hotel, 455 N Park Dr, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

This conference is designed for counsel at the forefront of a changing legal and economic landscape: shifting demographic and social changes impacting both customer preferences and employee expectations; geopolitical tensions that upend trade policy and threaten decades of meticulous supply chain and business planning; advancements in AI and other technologies that will redefine the retail experience; myriad federal regulations and splintered state laws lurking to dampen innovation and opportunity.

The environment facing retailers creates increasing demands on retail legal counsel to understand new opportunities and risks and provide dynamic counsel to the c-suite to accelerate the business. The conference is designed to help retail counsel meet this moment.

There is no event like this anywhere else. The conference is designed specifically to elevate retail counsel and prepare them for the challenges that lie ahead.

Who should attend:
Chief Legal Officers:
• Connect and build relationships with retail’s legal elite.
In-House Counsel:
• Meet your colleagues wrestling with similar challenges. Discuss mutual threats and opportunities in retail. Come home prepared to help elevate the business.
Expert Outside Counsel:
• Hear from thought leaders influencing public policy and the industry’s future. Gain insight into the forces shaping the industry, and help your team navigate for what lies ahead.

2024 Speakers

Shahed Al-asadi
Senior Legal Counsel, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Minnie Alexander
Chief Legal Officer, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Shylah Alfonso
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

Kelly Alto
VP, Legal, Victoria’s Secret & Co.

Luis Avila
Senior Vice President, Corporate Governance & Chief Compliance Officer, Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Elizabeth Baran
SVP, General Counsel, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.

David Benck
SVP and GC, Hibbett Retail, Inc.

Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Rachel Brand
Executive Vice President of Global Governance, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Walmart Inc.

Harrison Brown
Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Alli Brown
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

Nathan Brown
Senior Attorney, The Kroger Co.

Lacey Bundy
Chief Legal Officer, PetSmart LLC

Jodi Caro
General Counsel, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Chrystelle Chevalier-Gagnon
Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Carrie Connolly
Associate, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Dana Cook-Milligan
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

M. Kendall Day
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tina Dekker
SVP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Meijer, Inc.

Stuart Delery
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Michael Dolan
Senior Director, Head of Enterprise Privacy, Best Buy Co., Inc.

Katie Dunne
Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Crate & Barrel Holdings, Inc.

Sage Eastman
Partner, Mehlman Consulting

Lacee Ecker
Deputy General Counsel, Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Spencer Fisher
Chief Counsel, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Nina Freedman
Senior Counsel, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Evan Friedler
Associate General Counsel, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Wayfair LLC

Kevin Goldstein
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Michael Hanson
Senior Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, RILA

Blake Harden
Vice President, International Trade, RILA

Kelly Hardy
Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Todd Hartman
EVP, General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc.

Robert Hayward
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

Amy Howe
Co-Founder, SCOTUSblog

Matt Howsare
Partner, Cooley LLP

Rachel Hudson
Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Michelle Kallen
Partner, Jenner & Block LLP

Elliot Kaye
Partner, Cooley LLP

Theo Killion
Board Member, Torrid / Board Member, Claire's

Matt Kinsman
Associate, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Susan Kirsch
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, RILA

Mark Knueve
Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Jennifer Kraft
EVP & General Counsel, Foot Locker, Inc.

Jennifer Kramer
Partner, Hennig Kramer Ruiz & Singh

Amy Lally
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Eduardo Lamas
Senior Counsel, UnderArmour

Natalie LaPorta
Vice President, Chief Privacy Officer, Walgreen Co.

Michael Licker
Head of Litigation and Investigations, Wayfair LLC

Maria Makowiecki
VP, AGC & Asst Secretary, Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Roman Martinez
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Bridget McCormack
President and CEO, American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution

Matthew McGill
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Lanesha Minnix
Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal Officer, Walgreen Co.

Amy Mudge
Partner, BakerHostetler

Tritia Murata
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Mary Murphy
Director, Division of Enforcement and Litigation, Consumer Product Safety Commission

Federico De Noriega Olea
Partner, Corporate & Finance, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Kristin Pauley
Assistant Director, Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Steve Pearl
Owner/Mediator, Steve Pearl Mediation

Alex Perkins
Principal, Mehlman Consulting

Laura Pierson-Scheinberg
Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C.

Juliette Pryor
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Karl Racine
Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Arun Rao
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Branch, U.S. Department of Justice

William Ridgway
Co-Lead of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

Rocky Robins
EVP, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, Big Lots, Inc.

Sheri Porath Rockwell
Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP

Joel Rogers
Associate General Counsel, The Home Depot, Inc.

Teresa Roseborough
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, The Home Depot, Inc.

Kara Rowton
Assistant General Counsel, Nestle U.S.A.

Martha Sarra
Vice President & Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, The Kroger Co.

Elizabeth Scott
Consumer Protection and Data Privacy Attorney, Midwest Region, Federal Trade Commission

Scott Sherman
General Counsel, Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

Meredith Slawe
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

Peyton Smith
Attorney, Forman Watkins & Krutz, LLP

Alyssa Sones
Associate, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Chen Song
Senior Vice President, Cirque Analytics

Lisa Sotto
Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth

Larry Spiegel
Partner and General Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

Selena Spritz
Senior Director and Managing Counsel, Retail and Intellectual Property, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

Julie Stockton
Counsel - Employment Litigation, Gap Inc.

Ana Tagvoryan
Partner, Business Litigation, Blank Rome LLP

Sam Tarry
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Hannah Taylor
Partner, Co-Chair, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Farnaz Thompson
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Julie Trotter
Shareholder, Call & Jensen, APC

Amy Turk
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Adam Unikowsky
Partner, Jenner & Block LLP

Sarah La Voi
Partner and Co-Head of Retail Industry Team, BakerHostetler

Jack White
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Deborah White
President, Retail Litigation Center / Sr EVP & General Counsel, RILA

Michael Wu
Chief Legal Officer, Bath & Body Works, Inc.

Debra Wong Yang
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Chris Ybarra
Sr. Director, Legal (Technology & Corporate), Tractor Supply Company

David Zins
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

2024 Partners

PLENARY PARTNER:
• Gibson Dunn
• Jackson Lewis
• McGuire Woods

PROGRAM PLUS PARTNERS:
• Dacis Wright Tremaine
• Kirkland & Ellis

PROGRAM PARTNERS:
• BakerHostetler
• Blank Rome
• Call & Jensen
• Cooley
• Faegre Drinker
• Frankfurt Kurnit
• Hogan Lovells
• Hunton
• Jenner & Block
• Andrews Kurth
• Sheppard Mullin
• McCarthy Tétrault
• Morrison & Foerster
• Perkins Coie
• Winston & Strawn LLP
• Vorys

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Akerman
• Dentons
• IRI Consultants
• Merchant & Gould
• A Technology & Innovation Law Firm
• Reed Smith