NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Retail
Industry Leaders Association (RILA), in conjunction with the Retail
Litigation Center (RLC), today opened the only annual conference
dedicated exclusively to legal education and networking for the
retail general and corporate counsel of the country's leading
retailers. The Retail Law Conference brings together top legal
teams from America's leading retailers for three days of networking
and educational content around key topics including consumer
privacy, diversity, competition, emerging technologies, and
more.
"Retail corporate counsel play such an integral role in
company success, both in protecting brands from harm and enabling
exciting change. The Retail Law Conference provides in-house legal
teams the education, tools, and relationships needed to excel in
those roles," said RILA General Counsel and RLC President
Deborah White.
This year's conference is sold out for the first time in its
10-year history.
Featured session topics include:
- Competition in the 21st Century: Antitrust & Tech
Platforms
- CCPA Boot Camp: The First Major U.S. Privacy Law Takes
Effect
- SCOTUS 2020: Putting the Supreme Court in Focus
- The Business Imperative for Diverse Legal Perspectives
- The Ethics of Email and Social Media
- And many more!
Featured speakers include:
- Greg Baker, General Counsel,
Chico's
- Elizabeth Baran, Vice President
& Assoc. General Counsel, DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Anne Bradley, Chief Privacy
Counsel & Global Counsel for Nike Direct, NIKE, Inc.
- Michael Eckhardt, Vice Pres.,
Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel & Sec'y, Wawa
- Ava Farshidi, Assistant General
Counsel, David Yurman
- Tom Goldstein, SCOTUSblog
Publisher & Partner, Goldstein & Russell
- James Hanlon, General Counsel
& Company Secretary, IKEA
- Stacy Keegan, Chief Privacy
Officer & Assoc. General Counsel, The Home Depot
- Janet Kelley, General Counsel,
Meijer
- Diana Moss, Ph.D., President,
American Antitrust Institute
- Sandy Rhodes, EVP, General
Counsel, CCO & Corporate Secretary, Tailored Brands
- Rocky Robins, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel & Corp. Secretary, Big Lots
- Arooj Sheikh, Senior Legal
Counsel, Global Employment, Abercrombie & Fitch, Co.
- Dean Worley, General Counsel,
Dillard's
- And many more!
About RILA
RILA is the US trade association for leading retailers. We
convene decision-makers, advocate for the industry, and
promote operational excellence and innovation. Our aim is to
elevate a dynamic industry by transforming the environment in which
retailers operate.
RILA members include more than 200 retailers, product
manufacturers, and service suppliers, which together account for
more than $1.5 trillion in annual
sales, millions of American jobs, and more than 100,000 stores,
manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers domestically and
abroad.
About RLC
Directed by the chief legal officers of the country's leading
retail companies, the Retail Litigation Center (RLC) is the only
organization dedicated to advocating for the industry's top
priorities in the federal and state judiciary. The RLC also works
with leading law firms and retail corporate counsel to develop
forward-thinking strategies to combat meritless mass action
litigation. Founded by the Retail Industry Leaders Association
(RILA) in 2010 as an independent organization, the RLC is a
501(c)(6) membership association open to all retailers and select
law firms.
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