2026 Speakers
Speaker Line-Up
A look at the legal leaders who will shape this year's Retail Law Conference.
Alexis Buese
Partner
Allyson Maltas
Deputy Chief Trial Counsel, Bureau of Competition
Amy Howe
Founder
Amy Mudge
Partner
Ana Tagvoryan
Partner
Andrea Lucas
Chair
Asha Allam
Special Counsel
Carl Frazier-Sparks
Senior Lead Counsel for Commercial and Consumer Litigation | Group Director
Cassidy Sehgal-Kolbet
Chief Regulatory and Privacy Officer
Chanell Bracey-Davis
Human Relations Business Partner and Labor Strategies Leader
Chris Ybarra
Vice President and Legal Counsel - Marketing, Merchandising and Trade Compliance
Christina MacDonald
Associate General Counsel
Christine Reilly
Partner
Colleen Devanney
Partner
Collin Vierra
Partner
Corie Barry
CEO
Courtney Malveaux
Partner
Craig Cardon
Partner
Crystal Kaldjob
Partner
Danielle Hohos
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Daren Garcia
Partner
David Benck
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
David Kastin
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
David Keeling
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
David Orensten
Director, Corporate Counsel
David Zetoony
Shareholder
David Zins
Partner
Elizabeth Hill
Vice President & Associate General Counsel
Eric Stahl
Associate General Counsel, Safety and Litigation
Erin Illman
Partner
Erin Kobler
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
Gizem Tunca
Associate
Jaime Santos
Partner
James Denvil
Partner
Jason Schwartz
Partner
Jason Stiehl
Partner
Jay Ramsey
Partner
Jillian Cho
VP, General Counsel
John Brew
Partner
John Richards
Shareholder
Justin Murphy
Partner
Kacy Goebel
Assistant General Counsel
Karl Huth
Partner
Kelly Alto
VP, Legal – Marketing, Privacy and Retail Operations
Keri Bruce
Partner
Larry Spiegel
Partner and General Counsel
Laura Pierson-Scheinberg
Principal
Maimouna Goudiaby
Counsel, Global Regulatory
Maneesha Mithal
Partner
Marvin Kaplan
Principal
Matt Howsare
Partner
Matthew Reynolds
Partner
Matthew Scott
Vice President, Legal and General Counsel - The Americas
Melanie Cook
SVP, Assistant General Counsel – Employment
Meredith Slawe
Partner
Michelle Kim Vaughan
DVP, Deputy General Counsel - Litigation and Compliance
Mike McTigue
Partner
Monique Britton
Group Vice President, Associate General Counsel
Nick Hoffman
Partner
Nicolette Hudson
VP, Legal - Global Head of Intellectual Property and Brand Protection
Rachel Hudson
Senior Counsel, Privacy Legal
Sarah Bruno
Partner
Sean Daru
Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Real Estate, Construction, LP, and Store Litigation
Stacey Keegan
Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel
Todd Hartman
EVP, Chief Legal and Risk Officer
Todd Hartman is the executive vice president and chief legal and risk officer for Best Buy Co. Inc. He is responsible for the company’s legal, global risk and compliance functions, as well as serving as corporate secretary.
Todd joined Best Buy in 2006 and has held a number of leadership roles within the company, including as deputy general counsel, chief compliance officer and vice president of strategic alliances.
Before joining Best Buy, Todd was a partner at Minneapolis law firm Robins Kaplan. A Minnesota native, he worked for several years as a telecommunications and technology attorney in Washington, D.C., before returning to Minneapolis.
He serves as chair of the Best Buy Foundation and is on the board of the Guthrie Theater. He also serves on the Board of the Retail Litigation Center and as adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Todd received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Northwestern University and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Tritia Murata
Partner
Will Barnette
Partner
