Martin focuses on employment discrimination issues as Senior Counsel for Albertsons. Prior to this role, he served in the EEOC for more than 10 years, including roles as the COO and field management directorships. He also served in a variety of roles for organizations that advocate for disability rights, such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, National Amputee Golf Association, and the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board. He holds a JD from Boston College.

BreAnna Davis supports JD Finish Line's domestic and international supply chian department, brand management, IT department, and ESG work, in addition to reviewing contracts and managing litigation. Prior to this role, BreAnna worked at Frost Brown Todd and as an Indiana Registered Mediator with the Judicial Branch of Indiana. BreAnna also served as an associate at Lee, Cossell & Crowley LLP and has externed for the NCAA, in addition to holding a judicial clerkship at the Indiana Court of Appeals. BreAnna holds a JD from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, along with certificates in Civil and Human Rights and Public Policy Mediation.

Merriann Metz has been at Publix since 2006, starting as an attorney in the corporate legal department before being promoted to Senior Attorney in 2010, and to Assistant General Counsel in 2011. Metz brings a wealth of experience to the role, having graduated from Stetson University College of Law in 2002, and working as an attorney with the Lowndes Drosdick law firm in Orlando, FL.

Anne-Marie Waggoner is Associate General Counsel – Employment at Ashley Furniture Industries, where she leads the employment legal and compliance teams.  With over 30 years of litigation experience, she previously served as employment litigation and wage and hour counsel at Walmart and Cabela’s and was a Shareholder at Littler Mendelson.  Anne-Marie has successfully defended major retailers and other clients in PAGA cases, wage and hour class actions, and other high-stakes litigation matters.

Igor manages advertisement sales, custom campaigns and global sales operations for Amazon.com. Prior roles at Amazon included serving as corporate counsel for Amazon Web Services and for the company's Kindle division. Before Amazon, he was a Senior Associate at King & Wood Mallesons.

Suzanne has been with Designer Brands for over 7 years in a variety of legal roles. Pror to this, she served as a partner at Carpenter Lipps & Leland. She holds a JD from Ohio State and a BA in economics from the University of Chicago.

Amy Croft is the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of VENUS Fashion. At her prior role at Smith Gambrell Russell, Ms. Croft focused her practice on commercial litigation and insurance litigation, including bad faith litigation and agent/broker litigation. Ms. Croft received her J.D. from The Florida State University College of Law in 1998, Cum Laude where she was a member of Phi Delta Phi, the legal honor society. While in law school, she also participated in a study abroad program at Oxford University, served as a teaching assistant and earned a Book Award in Local Government Law. Ms. Croft earned her B.S. from The Florida State University in 1995. Ms. Croft was an adjunct and associate professor of lawyering process for over seven years. In such role, Ms. Croft was responsible for teaching best practices regarding legal research and writing. She also served as the faculty chief justice of the honor court. She is a past president of the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association.

Lacey Bundy joined PetSmart in August 2018. Prior to joining PetSmart, Lacey served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Express, Inc., a specialty retail apparel company based in Columbus, Ohio from 2010 to 2018. Before joining Express, Lacey spent five years with Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago where she advised public companies and private equity funds and their portfolio companies on a wide variety of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate governance, joint ventures, private equity fund formation, and financing transactions. Prior to law school, Lacey practiced as a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young LLP in New York City for two years, first in the firm’s National Office where she advised public companies on their financial reporting obligations and then later in the firm’s tax consulting practice where she implemented tax savings strategies for retailers. Lacey earned her B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington Foster School of Business and a J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

Elizabeth (Beth) Baran serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at DICK’S Sporting Goods. In this role, she is responsible for leading the legal, compliance, risk, internal audit and sustainability functions, and recently led the company’s acquisition of Foot Locker. Beth has an extraordinary team of lawyers, legal analysts, auditors, compliance and sustainability professionals who drive this work and create a special culture built around DICK’S values of dedication, optimism, integrity and authenticity. Beth joined DICK’S Sporting Goods in 2010 and has served in a variety of leadership roles within legal and compliance throughout her tenure. She has also served as secretary for the DICK’S Foundation since 2011 and was part of the team that launched the Foundation’s Sports Matter initiative to change the landscape of philanthropy within youth sports. Prior to joining DICK’S, Beth was in private practice as a corporate, securities and M&A attorney where her clients included professional sports teams, international manufacturing companies, private equity groups and non-profits. Beth lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and three school-aged children who all play sports, typically on the same day, at the same time, in different locations. Beth earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where she served as the Editor in Chief of The Journal of Law and Commerce.

Ann Munson Steines is the Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Nordstrom. Ann is accountable for Nordstrom’s risk management strategies and policies and provides strategic counsel on legal, risk, business and operational matters. Ann joined Nordstrom from Macy’s, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since 2009. She originally joined Macy’s, Inc. in 1998 as Assistant Counsel, Employment Law, and rose through positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to Macy’s, Ann was a Senior Attorney with the Overnite Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation. She began her legal career with Dinsmore & Shohl in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1990 and then practiced law with the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

David Steele serves as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at The Home Depot, where he leads employment litigation, executive compensation, employee benefits, preventative law, legal operations, and operating unit oversight.  Previously, he has led commercial litigation, real estate, store operations, supply chain, risk management, international, and international corporate. Since joining The Home Depot in 2022 as Corporate Counsel, he has served as Assistant General Counsel, Senior Counsel, and most recently Associate General Counsel.  Before joining The Home Depot, David practiced at Alston & Bird in Atlanta, focusing on commercial litigation, construction, and real estate matters.  . David holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Economics from Southern Methodist University and earned a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University

Kacy Goebel is an Assistant General Counsel at The Home Depot, where she manages the company’s commercial class actions, real estate and construction litigation, antitrust recoveries, and oversees the customer litigation group. Prior to joining Home Depot in 2015, she was a member of Jones Day’s Business and Tort Litigation group. She is a graduate of Notre Dame Law School and the University of South Carolina Honors College. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, stepchildren, and yellow lab.