Ms. Stacy S. Ingram Related Seminars and Products

Board Chair

Society for Corporate Governance

Stacy Ingram is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the Society for Corporate Governance, and she previously served as a member of the Society’s Board and of its Policy Advisory Committee. From July 2024 to November 2025, she served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., a multi-channel specialty retailer of hard surface flooring and related accessories and seller of commercial surfaces operating across 38 states.  From April 2009 to June 2024, Ms. Ingram served as Associate General Counsel and Deputy Corporate Secretary for The Home Depot, where she was responsible for a broad range of securities, compliance, corporate governance, and corporate finance matters. 

Prior to joining The Home Depot, Ms. Ingram was a partner in the Atlanta office of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, where she represented clients in a full array of securities, corporate governance, and corporate finance matters. Ms. Ingram served on the board of The Home Depot Foundation and of The Homer Fund, The Home Depot’s nonprofit charity that provides assistance to associates of the company in times of need, until June 2024. She is  

Ms. Ingram received a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Jason M. Morris Related Seminars and Products

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Jason Morris is Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation.  In his current role, Morris leads Norfolk Southern’s law division, which includes oversight over the company’s legal, government relations, corporate secretary, compliance, risk management, claims and environmental protection functions.

Morris joined Norfolk Southern in 2010.  Before his appointment as Chief Legal Officer, Morris held a variety of roles in the law department, including being appointed Vice President Law in 2022. He has also served in roles in the operations division and transformation division, including Vice President Labor Relations and Assistant Vice President Safety and Environmental. In his various roles, he has led significant safety and environmental initiatives, reduced claims expenses, and supported the implementation of innovative safety measures.

Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, Morris built experience in logistics, crisis management and legislative strategy while serving in several roles within the United States Air Force and Virginia Air National Guard and spending time as a Legislative Director with the United States House of Representatives. 

Morris earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Management with a Math Minor from the United States Air Force Academy. In addition, he completed the Executive Development Program at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Morris is actively involved in community and professional organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Consolidated Rail Corporation and the Atlanta Police Foundation.

Ms. Tricia Ann Kinney Related Seminars and Products

Consilio

Tricia Kinney brings over 20 years of experience providing strategic legal support to public and privately held companies as the Chief Legal Officer of Consilio, where she spearheads the global legal and compliance strategy for the leading provider of legal technology and enterprise legal services. Prior to joining Consilio, Tricia was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of BlueLinx Corporation (NYSE: BXC), where she led the Legal, Compliance, Human Resources and Communications teams. And, previously, Tricia was the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at ServiceMaster Brands as well as Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB), where she was the chief legal advisor to the global B2B business and global supply chain organization.

Tricia started her career at Powell Goldstein LLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLC), where she was a litigation partner. She graduated from Boston College and Vanderbilt University School of Law. She is an alumnus of Leadership Atlanta and serves on serves on several non-profit boards of directors, including the Atlanta Community Food Bank, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta and the Executive Committee of the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

Lawrence Bell Related Seminars and Products

Principal

Cornerstone Group

Lawrence Bell is a seasoned political strategist and government affairs professional with more than two decades of experience across local, state, and federal government. He began his career in Fulton County’s communications department before moving into business development, where he secured millions in government contracts for an engineering firm.

Lawrence later served as Chief of Staff to former Atlanta City Councilmember H. Lamar Willis and as Manager of State Government Affairs at Troutman Sanders Strategies, representing major corporations and leading community engagement initiatives. In 2019, he became Chief of Staff for the historic Warnock for Georgia campaign, helping elect the state’s first Black U.S. senator, and subsequently served Senator Raphael Warnock as Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff.

Today, Lawrence is a Principal at Cornerstone Government Affairs, advising corporations, associations, and nonprofits on navigating complex political and legislative landscapes. Recognized as one of Southern Journal Magazine’s “14 Under 40” and among James Magazine’s Top 20 Georgia Lobbyists, he holds degrees from Clark Atlanta University and Georgia State University.

Mr. William Heath Garrett Related Seminars and Products

Partner

Strategic Partners & Media

Heath Garrett is a Politcal Strategist, Attorney and Entrepreneur. Heath is the founding partner and principal political strategist with the national political media firm Strategic Partners & Media; and founder of COMM360, a public relations and marketing firm.

Heath served as Chief of Staff and lead Political Strategist for U.S. Senator Isakson from 1995 until 2021.

Heath’s notable Georgia clients have included: Johnny Isakson, Chris Carr, Brian Kemp, Sam Olens, The Georgia Republican Party, Vic Reynolds, Sarah Warren, Andrew Pinson and dozens of state and local candidates.

The firm’s national clients have included: President George W Bush, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Larry Hogan, Asa Hutchinson, the NRSC, RGA, the NRCC and RAGA.

Heath is an Honors graduate of the University of Georgia and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law.

Mr. Kevin Michael Young Related Seminars and Products

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Kevin defends and advises businesses on a wide array of workplace issues. He is particularly well-versed in federal and state wage and hour laws (e.g., overtime, exempt classification, independent contractor classification, meal and rest breaks, predictive scheduling). Kevin also partners with his clients to tackle day-to-day needs and sensitivities, from negotiating and enforcing employment agreements, to revising handbooks and policies, to identifying and executing training opportunities.

Kevin’s aptitude in counseling employers derives from his front-line litigation experience. He has spent nearly fifteen years defending employers facing single-plaintiff, collective action, and class action lawsuits, as well as government investigations. From “bet the company” litigation to complex matters involving legal issues of first impression, Kevin and the attorneys with whom he partners have secured denials of class certification, won dismissals and summary judgments, and secured trial court and appellate victories for employers on groundbreaking arguments. Kevin has also successfully mediated cases of all sizes, from single-claimant matters to nationwide class cases.

Drawing upon his litigation experience, Kevin helps businesses peek around the corner to proactively identify and mitigate risk. From designing plans to assess compliance with laws most likely to spawn litigation to crafting policies, trainings, and communications to attack legal risk, Kevin partners with his clients at every step. Kevin also leans on his litigation experience in advising businesses of all sizes and growth stages on day-to day employment issues that command real-time answers and practical solutions.

Kevin is known for his collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to solving problems. He is well-networked across the firm and routinely leverages the assistance of colleagues across offices and practice groups to provide the best possible solutions for his clients. This includes not only other lawyers across the platform, but also Seyfarth’s deep bench of skilled, non-attorney professionals, such as project managers, labor economists, and software engineers.

Kevin took a unique path to employment law, first earning his undergraduate degree in accounting, spending three summers interning for a “Big Four” tax firm, and devoting the earliest chapter of his legal career to tax law. These experiences molded Kevin into an attorney who is as comfortable developing a detailed exposure analysis as he is training a roomful of supervisors on best employment practices and common pitfalls. A tech nerd at heart, Kevin also leverages technology to enhance the delivery of legal service.

Kevin and his wife, Lindsay, are the proud parents of two sometimes behaved young boys and a 10-year-old puppy. When he's not working or spending time with his family, Kevin can be found on the ice hockey rink or Peloton, or coaching his oldest son’s tee ball team. Kevin’s ice hockey team, the Crustaceans, won its rec league championship in 2016 (and has failed to make the playoffs each season since).

Mr. Kelley Rogers Williams Related Seminars and Products

Koch Capabilities LLC

Kelley Williams serves as Associate General Counsel for Koch Capabilities, where he leads initiatives at the intersection of law, technology, and business transformation. Over his 11 years with Koch, Kelley has supported multiple Koch companies—including Georgia-Pacific, KBX, Invista, and Infor—as well as enterprise-wide innovation efforts focused on driving efficiency and growth. In his current role, he manages Koch’s Preferred Partner Panel program and leads the Koch Commercial Technology Team, which advances Koch Legal’s adoption of emerging technologies and data-driven solutions to enhance legal operations and drive better results for the Koch operating companies.

Before joining Koch, Kelley practiced law with Dinsmore & Shohl in Lexington, Kentucky, and Alston & Bird in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned both his BBA in Finance and JD from the University of Kentucky.

Mr. Jeffrey David Mokotoff Related Seminars and Products

Ford & Harrison LLP

Jeffrey D. Mokotoff is a Partner at FordHarrison LLP, where he focuses his practice on employment law, including the drafting and litigation of executive, arbitration, and non-compete agreements, as well as collective and class actions in state and federal courts. Before rejoining FordHarrison in 2017—following a 16-year tenure with the firm—Jeff served as Chief Administrative Officer and Counsel for Turner Enterprises, Inc., Ted Turner’s private company, where he also founded and developed Ted Turner Expeditions and served as employment counsel for Ted’s Montana Grill.

At FordHarrison, Jeff serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and Management Group, and co-chairs both the Manufacturing Industry and Non-Compete, Trade Secrets, and Business Litigation practice groups. He is also the founding editor of the firm’s Non-Compete News newsletter.

Jeff earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law, where he served as Executive Notes and Comments Editor of the Emory International Law Review, and his B.A., cum laude, from Colgate University. He has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Super Lawyers, and The Legal 500 United States for excellence in labor and employment law.

Mrs. Leslie B. Hartnett Related Seminars and Products

Ford & Harrison LLP

Leslie B. Hartnett concentrates her legal practice on employment and business litigation disputes. She represents clients in state and federal courts in matters involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference claims. Leslie also advises employers on compliance with federal and state employment laws, including Title VII, the FMLA, ADA, and Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

A frequent speaker and presenter on employment law and litigation topics, Leslie is known for sharing practical insights on best practices and emerging trends. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Charleston School of Law in 2014 and her B.S. from the University of Miami in 2011. She is admitted to practice law in Georgia and South Carolina and serves as FordHarrison’s liaison to the firm’s pro bono partner, Habitat for Humanity International.

Maisha Shaw Related Seminars and Products

Sr. Deputy General Counsel

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Maisha Shaw, an attorney with over two decades of experience, currently serves as a Senior Deputy General Counsel at Norfolk Southern Corporation. In this role, she oversees the company’s Employment and Labor section, encompassing various matters such as employment, labor, immigration, and ERISA. Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, Maisha held the position of Assistant Vice President at Aflac, where she headed its Employment Law division and managed a team of senior attorneys. Before Aflac, she had a decade of experience as a litigator in Chicago, initially specializing in criminal defense. Subsequently, she transitioned to serving as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Illinois, where she defended governmental agencies in employment litigation. After her tenure as an AG, Maisha worked as an associate attorney at Daley Mohan Groble (DMG), where she successfully defended numerous corporations and municipalities.

Ms. Destiny Smith Washington Related Seminars and Products

Southwire Company LLC

Destiny Washington is a labor and employment attorney with nearly two decades of experience spanning public service, private practice, corporate in-house roles, and pro bono work. A U.S. Army veteran, she began her legal career with SEIU in Washington, D.C., and later held roles as Assistant Attorney General, Senior Counsel at a labor and employment boutique, and HR professional. She currently serves as Senior Global Labor and Employment Counsel at Southwire.

Destiny has advised and defended clients across various practice areas in both state and federal jurisdictions. A frequent speaker and contributor on DEI&B and employment law topics, her work has appeared in publications such as HR Daily Advisor and the Georgia Employment Law Letter. She also provides pro bono legal services to the Georgia Justice Project and mentors emerging attorneys.

Destiny earned her law degree from Tulane Law School and is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She lives in Smyrna, Georgia with her husband and two sons.

Mr. Antonio D'Lynn Robinson Related Seminars and Products

Carter's Inc

As Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer, Mr. Robinson oversees the Company’s legal function, serves as the secretary of the board of directors, and is the chief compliance officer. Mr. Robinson is also responsible for the Company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity and inclusion strategy. In his role, Mr. Robinson has responsibility for all legal issues, government relations, and governance securities.

Mr. Robinson also partners with leaders throughout the Company to (1) ensure the development and implementation of environmentally responsible business practices and product offerings, (2) enhance the workplaces within the Company’s value chain, (3) ensure our products and marketing reflect and represent all consumers, and (4) support the communities in which the Company operates. Mr. Robinson also serves as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, overseeing the Company’s Ethics and Compliance Program, through which he addresses ethics and compliance issues in the Company’s domestic and international operations.

Before joining Carter’s in August 2010, Mr. Robinson was a Shareholder in the Atlanta office of Littler Mendelson, P.C. Mr. Robinson represented employers throughout the United States, in state and federal court, on various employment law claims, including discrimination and wage and hour claims. He also gained valuable employment law experience while working for Jackson Lewis LLP. Before moving to Atlanta, Mr. Robinson started his career at the New Orleans, Louisiana- based firm Jones Walker LLP.

Mr. Robinson routinely volunteers for charitable causes and currently serves on the boards of Metro Atlanta YMCA and WABE and the Emory University Board of Advisors.

Daniel Hendrix Related Seminars and Products

Interface, Inc. and American Woodwork Corporation

Daniel T. Hendrix

Retired CEO

Member of the Board of Directors

Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE)

Dan Hendrix served as president and CEO of Interface, from 2001-2017, and again from 2020-2022. From 2011 to 2024, he served as board chair for the $1.3 billion global flooring solutions enterprise and leader in sustainability. In 2024, he retired from the chairman position while continuing as a director and now leads the Innovation & Sustainability committee. He joined the company in 1983, after leading Interface’s initial public offering as a consultant. He was quickly elevated to chief financial officer in 1985, and in 1989 he was identified as the youngest CFO at a Fortune 500 company.

Over the course of his 40-year tenure, Dan extended Interface’s global reach with manufacturing on four continents (U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia), including a plant in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Interface now serves customers in 110 countries with its integrated portfolio of carpet tile and resilient flooring products, including luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and nora® rubber flooring.

Dan orchestrated Interface’s business rebounds in 2001 and 2010 and led the company through the COVID-19 pandemic. He also drove Interface’s strategic diversification beyond the corporate office market into new segments such as education, hospitality, healthcare, retail, and the launch of FLOR, the company’s residential design- and sustainability-driven e-commerce brand.

Dan often speaks to investors and others about Interface’s financial progress and the business case for sustainability. He has given talks to a wide range of organizations, inspiring others through stories of Interface’s visionary approach to sustainability, discussing the company’s strategy of getting ahead by making investments that are good for the environment, as well as long-term growth.

Ms. Teri Plummer McClure Related Seminars and Products

Teri McClure most recently served as Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President of Labor at United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), whose 481,000-strong workforce serves more than 220 countries with a fleet of 500 UPS and chartered aircraft. McClure joined UPS in 1995 as employment counsel in the company’s legal department. Over her nearly 25-year career with the logistics giant she progressed into a number of key senior leadership positions including General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, before ultimately serving as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to UPS, McClure worked in private practice in Atlanta. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a juris doctor from Emory University School of Law.

Teri is a member of the Board of Directors at JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU, Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) and GMS (NYSE: GMS).

Ms. Louise Scott Sams Related Seminars and Products

Louise Sams has over 25 years of experience as a media executive and over 34 years as a practicing attorney. Until October 2019, Sams was executive vice president and general counsel for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., based in Atlanta. In this capacity, she oversaw the company’s legal matters worldwide with a staff of some 110 lawyers. From September 2003 until May 2012, Sams also served as President, Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc.

In 2019, Sams was appointed to the board of directors of CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), where she now serves as chair of the board, chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee, and on the audit committee. In 2021, Sams joined the board of directors of Loop Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOOP), and serves on the audit and compensation committees and chairs the nominating and corporate governance committee. In 2022, Sams was elected to the board of directors of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL), where she is lead independent director, chairs the nominating and corporate governance committee, and serves on the human capital management and compensation committee.

Sams chairs the board of trustees of Princeton University, and serves on the boards of the High Museum of Art, and The Westminster Schools.

Prior to joining Turner in 1993, Sams was a corporate associate at White & Case in New York. Sams earned a bachelor of arts degree at Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude, and a juris doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Ferrell M. Keel Related Seminars and Products

Partner

Jones Day

Ferrell Keel represents clients in a broad range of complex capital markets transactions, as well as high-stakes corporate governance matters relating to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and stock exchange rules and regulations.

Ferrell's corporate governance practice particularly focuses on the intersection of shareholder activism and environmental, social & governance (ESG). She regularly counsels clients on shareholder proposals and the SEC's proxy rules and regulations and was a leading member of the Jones Day team that represented ExxonMobil in its lawsuit against shareholder activists in 2024. Ferrell has also testified to the Texas State Senate Committee on State Affairs and the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on shareholder proposals, proxy advisors, and ideas for reform.

Ferrell also facilitates annual evaluations for public company boards of directors, addressing corporate governance matters such as risk oversight, effective communication between management and the board, and succession planning.

On the transactional side, Ferrell has led the full range of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on equity offerings; spin-offs; high yield, investment-grade, and convertible debt offerings; commercial paper programs; rights offerings; private placements of equity and convertible securities; and tender and exchange offers.

Ferrell works regularly with a diverse set of clients that span a wide range of industries — energy, technology, financial services, consumer, retail, industrials, and health care. Notable clients that Ferrell has recently worked with include Lennox International, Valero, J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Marathon Petroleum, MPLX, Cleveland-Cliffs, ExxonMobil, Newell Brands, Nutrien, KKR, Enhabit, and Nanobiotix.

Mr. Joel Thomas May Related Seminars and Products

Jones Day

Joel May is co-chair of the Firm's corporate governance area and has more than 20 years of experience representing clients and their boards of directors in a broad range of financing and corporate transactions, as well as corporate governance, shareholder activism, proxy fights, and securities compliance matters. He has represented clients in domestic and international corporate financing transactions in the manufacturing, consumer products, chemical products, real estate, e-commerce, telecommunications, and information management industries, including public equity and debt offerings, initial public offerings (IPOs), special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions, Rule 144A high yield offerings, and reorganizations, restructurings, recapitalizations, and other M&A transactions.

Joel joined the Atlanta Office in 2012 after spending the first part of his career in Jones Day's Chicago Office. He currently serves as the administrative partner for Atlanta.

Joel has been recognized as a leading lawyer by The Legal 500 United States. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia.

Joel serves on the board of directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Make-A-Wish Georgia.

Mr. Walter West Davis, Judge Related Seminars and Products

Jones Day

Walt Davis is a trusted boardroom advisor and among the most well-regarded business lawyers in the Southeast. His practice focuses on complex business disputes, corporate governance and shareholder issues, internal investigations, and special committee representations. Walt is credited with starting the Georgia State-wide Business Court, following his appointment by Governor Brian P. Kemp in 2019, and serving as the Court's first judge.

Walt currently serves on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the State of Georgia, the Board of Councilors for The Carter Center, and the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, a Master in the Clarke-Carley Inn of Court, and an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia School of Law, where he lectures on securities and corporate governance issues. Walt previously served as president of the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and co-chair of the Securities and Corporate Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar.

Ms. Meghan Kathleen Farmer Related Seminars and Products

Kilpatrick Townsend

Meghan Farmer is a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend and the Chair of Kilpatrick's privacy practice. She specializes in privacy, product and AI counseling, and co-leads Kilpatrick Connect, the firm's AI consulting and advisory group. Meghan leverages her more than 15 years of privacy and technology experience to provide clear, actionable guidance to in-house counsel, business leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, and technical product teams across a range of industries.

Ms. Robyn Christine Taylor Related Seminars and Products

Intuit Inc.

Robyn Taylor is Assistant General Counsel for Intuit. At Intuit, she supports QuickBooks and Mailchimp. She advises on product roadmaps end-to-end, from early design reviews to global launch readiness. She partners with engineering teams to operationalize compliance requirements, implement privacy-by-design principles, and ensure responsible data use.

Todd Renner Related Seminars and Products

Senior Managing Director

FTI Consulting

Todd Renner is a senior cybersecurity expert with more than 25 years of experience leading complex global investigations, cyber intrusion response, digital asset tracing and recovery, incident preparedness, and cybersecurity transformations.

Mr. Renner advises clients on cybersecurity and data privacy topics, such as third-party risks, insider threats, complex white-collar and government investigations and regulatory compliance — including the Center for Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) — as well as assessorships and monitorships and complex geopolitical cyber incidents. Recently, he led efforts to successfully recover more than $100 million in stolen proceeds from cyber criminals. Mr. Renner leverages his technical experience and strategic perspective to help organizations transform their cybersecurity risk management programs by collaborating with organizational leadership functions, including the Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Board.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Renner was a Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) Supervisory Special Agent, leading high-profile international investigations. He led a task force working with victims of cyber events, from advising corporate boardrooms and C-suites on cyber risk to investigating and disrupting ransomware attacks, business email compromise, advanced persistent threats (“APT”), cryptocurrency thefts, insider threats, national security threats and other investigations. Mr. Renner also served in a diplomatic role as an FBI Supervisor in the United Kingdom, working daily with the National Cyber Security Centre in both the UK and Ireland. In addition, he served in a leadership role at the National Security Agency (“NSA”), leading enterprise-wide national security cyber operations. In this role, he spearheaded collaborative efforts across business units and field offices to develop and implement technical defenses against some of the world’s most advanced threats.

A highly decorated cybersecurity expert, Mr. Renner has been awarded multiple accolades for his contributions to the cybersecurity community, including the FBI Director’s Award and the Director of National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Award. Mr. Renner was selected as a member and supervisor of the FBI’s Cyber Action Team (“CAT”), a team of forensically trained cyber experts who deploy globally for incident response and threat hunting during the most critical cyber incidents on behalf of the U.S. government.

Mr. Renner has been retained as a cybersecurity expert witness in multiple cases, utilizing his expertise to support various legal proceedings. He has authored expert reports and testified in federal court cases, sharing his opinion on topics related to digital assets, forensics and the cybersecurity industry.

David Altig Related Seminars and Products

Executive Vice President and Chief Economic Advisor

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

David E. Altig is executive vice president and chief economic adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He serves on the executive leadership team for the Bank's economic mobility and resilience strategic priority, is an executive cosponsor of the Working Families Employee Resource Network, and is an adviser to the executive leadership committee.

Altig is a fellow and immediate past president of the National Association for Business Economics. In addition, he is a member of the advisory council of the Global Interdependence Center and its College of Central Bankers and a member of the National Business Economics Issues Council. He serves on the board of the Konstanz Seminar on Monetary Theory and Policy. He has past and pending published research in several prominent professional journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Econometrics, the Journal of Monetary Economics, and the National Tax Journal.

Before joining the Atlanta Fed in August 2007, Altig served as vice president and associate director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, where he started as a staff economist in 1991. Before joining the Cleveland Fed, Altig was a faculty member in the department of business economics and public policy at Indiana University. He previously served as an adjunct faculty member in the Scheller School of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. From 1994 to 2019, Altig was an adjunct faculty member in the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. He has lectured at several other universities, including the Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Duke University, the University of Iowa, the University of Wisconsin, and the Chinese Executive MBA program sponsored by the University of Minnesota and Lingnan College of Sun Yat-Sen University.

Kimberly A. Parker Related Seminars and Products

Partner

WilmerHale

Kimberly A. Parker's practice focuses on white-collar criminal matters, internal corporate investigations, and compliance counseling. Ms. Parker is vice chair of the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, co-chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice, and co-leads the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Anti-Corruption Practice. Ms. Parker is also co-chair of the firm's Pro Bono and Community Service Committee.

Ms. Parker represents clients in a range of criminal and enforcement matters and also provides compliance and governance advice. She has conducted internal investigations in the United States, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. She has represented companies and individuals in a variety of FCPA enforcement matters. She also regularly counsels clients facing difficult FCPA issues in a variety of business contexts, and assists clients in developing and implementing FCPA compliance programs and conducting FCPA training. She is a regular speaker at FCPA events.

Ms. Parker is a co-author, with Jay Holtmeier, Erin Sloane, and Christopher Cestaro, of the leading treatise in the field, Complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (LexisNexis, 11th ed. 2024).

Mr. Jared Michael Brandman Related Seminars and Products

Chief Legal Strategy Officer

National Vision Inc.

Jared Brandman serves as National Vision’s Chief Legal & Strategy Officer and Secretary. In his role he oversees corporate strategy, legal, compliance, government relations and sustainability functions. Jared serves on the boards of 20/20 Quest, Inc., a National Vision sponsored foundation that provides eye care and eyewear to the optically underserved; Toku, Inc., a private start-up applying AI-powered diagnostic and screening tools to retinal imaging; and the National Association of Retail Optical Companies.

Jared joined National Vision in 2017 as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary and was promoted to General Counsel in 2019, following the company’s successful IPO in 2017. Prior to joining National Vision, Jared served as Securities Counsel at The Coca-Cola Company from 2010 to 2017. He began his legal career practicing at international law firms in Atlanta, New York and London.

Jared received a B.A from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Emory University School of Law.

Lillian Brown Related Seminars and Products

Partner

WilmerHale

Lillian Brown is a partner in the Transactional and Securities Departments and Co-Chair of the Corporate Governance and Disclosure Group in the Corporate Practice Group. Ms. Brown advises clients, including public companies and their boards, on federal securities law compliance and corporate governance matters. She has extensive experience in SEC reporting and disclosure requirements, proxy and annual meeting matters, shareholder activism and engagement, shareholder proposals, and ESG matters. Ms. Brown works with a diverse range of companies, from Fortune 500 to private companies, spanning multiple industries including financial services and FinTech, technology, entertainment, consumer products, defense, biotechnology and retail. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Ms. Brown spent nearly 14 years at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Division of Corporation Finance. In her time at the SEC, among other roles, Ms. Brown served as Senior Special Counsel to the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Special Counsel in the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions.

Ms. Brown serves as Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association's Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and previously served as Chair of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Proxy Statements and Business Combinations. Ms. Brown co-chairs PLI’s Corporate Governance Master Class and PLI’s Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance. She is also an Advisory Board member for the Securities Regulation Institute and a Fellow in the American College of Governance Counsel. Additionally, she serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor. Ms. Brown previously served as an elected member on the DC Bar's Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Steering Committee from 2014-2017 and as a member of the NASDAQ Hearings Panel from 2013-2017. Ms. Brown also served as a member of the Capitol Hill Day School Board of Trustees in a number of positions from 2011–2020, most recently as Chair from 2017–2020.

Ms. Brown is a frequent speaker and author on corporate governance and SEC reporting and disclosure-related topics.

Mr. Bruce Steven Richards Related Seminars and Products

Manhattan Associates Inc.

Bruce Richards is senior vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary of global software company Manhattan Associates, Inc. He joined Manhattan in August 2011 and is responsible for its worldwide legal matters, contract administration, and corporate ethics and compliance. A business lawyer with an extensive corporate, transactional, and regulatory background, Mr. Richards was a partner at Taylor English Duma, LLP prior to joining Manhattan.

Previously, Mr. Richards served as general counsel for publicly traded companies Telecredit, Equifax, and Certegy, and also served as interim general counsel for Witness Systems. Mr. Richards received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University and JD/MBA from UCLA.

Hon. Beverly B. Martin Related Seminars and Products

JAMS Mediation and Arbitration Services

Beverly served as a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 2010 to 2021.  Before joining the Court of Appeals, Beverly sat for nearly a decade as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta.

After leaving the court, Beverly went to work for New York University Law School as the Executive Director of the Center on Civil Justice.  Now, she works as an arbitrator and mediator for JAMS.  She also serves as a volunteer at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California, where she works to support the legal team.

Prior to taking her oath as a U.S. Judge, Beverly was the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia as well as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in that office.  She represented the State of Georgia between 1984 and 1994 as an Assistant Attorney General in Atlanta.  She began her legal career in Macon with the law firm of Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier LLP in 1981.  

Beverly received her JD from the University of Georgia School of Law and her BA from Stetson University.

Timothy C. Batten, Sr. Related Seminars and Products

Retired U.S. District Judge

Worked 22 years as a trial lawyer for a general-business practice law firm in Atlanta (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint)

Nominated by President George W. Bush in 2005 to serve as a district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2006

Served on the District Court until retiring in May 2025; served as Chief Judge from 2021-2025

Now serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and neutral case evaluator for JAMS in Atlanta

Mr. Stephen Derek Bauer Related Seminars and Products

BakerHostetler LLP

Derek Bauer is a trial lawyer with a concentration on litigation of First Amendment and healthcare issues. Derek leads BakerHostetler’s national Media and First Amendment practice group, is a past President of the Federal Bar Association (Atlanta Chapter), and is general counsel to the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. Derek also serves as a Co-Chair of BakerHostetler’s Healthcare Industry team and leader of BakerHostetler’s national Healthcare Litigation Practice team, and serves as the firm’s Atlanta Litigation Team Leader.

Derek’s constitutional law practice includes representing elected officials in separation of powers and civil rights issues, as well as news media, entertainment and other content providers in litigation to protect their and the public’s freedom to access, create and receive information, including defending print and broadcast defamation and privacy claims and ensuring news media rights of access and protection of confidential sources. In his healthcare practice, Derek helps hospital systems, physician practices, imaging providers, pharmacies and other provider-side entities resolve their commercial and regulatory disputes.

Mr. Joel Martin Neuman Related Seminars and Products

Joel Neuman recently retired after a 23-year career with The Coca-Cola Company. Most recently, Joel was the Platform Lead responsible for launching the Costa Smart Café business in the United States. Immediately prior to that position, Joel was the General Manager, Global Ventures, responsible for accelerating the growth of the Costa Express business across the globe. Within the Coca-Cola North America business, Joel served as the Vice President, Legal and Industry Affairs for Coca-Cola Foodservice. Prior to that, Joel had a series of increasingly senior roles in the Legal Division of The Coca-Cola Company, which he joined in 1997. Prior to working at The Coca-Cola Company, Joel was a Partner in the Chicago law firm of Sachnoff & Weaver (now part of the national law firm Reed & Smith) where he concentrated in complex commercial litigation. Joel received his JD with Honors from the University of Chicago Law School and his BA with Honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Following law school, Joel was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Joel M. Flaum on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Joel has served as the president of the Boards of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Conexx, the American-Israel Business Connector, and the Georgia Justice Project. Joel currently serves on the Boards of the Atlanta Bar Foundation, Conexx, the Georgia Justice Project and the ADL. Joel resides in Brookhaven with his wife, Amy, and has two adult children, Jeremy (Jennifer Johnson) and Rebecca.

Mr. Shelby Sanders Guilbert Jr. Related Seminars and Products

Shelby Guilbert is an insurance coverage recovery partner at McGuireWoods LLP, where he represents businesses in insurance recovery actions, high-stakes contract disputes and cross-border litigation. His experience includes representing policyholders in coverage litigation involving all major lines of insurance, including CGL/umbrella, Crime/Fidelity Bond, Cyber, D&O, E&O, Marine Cargo, and Property lines.  He has recovered billions of dollars for policyholders in Georgia and around the world, and has taken a lead role in connection with many of Georgia's largest insurance settlements over the last decade.

Shelby has been recognized in Chambers, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers, and Legal 500 recognized him as a “Leading Lawyer” for insurance advice to policyholders.  Shelby also has extensive experience in domestic and international dispute resolution and is a past president of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society.

Before joining McGuireWoods, Shelby was a partner at another AmLaw 50 firm in Atlanta, and served as a law clerk to Judge Ed Carnes of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.  He earned a BSFS at Georgetown Univerisity, an MSc in International Relations at the London School of Economics, and a J.D. at Yale Law School.

Ms. Susan Marie Clare Related Seminars and Products

Susan Clare is a partner in King & Spalding's Trial and Global Disputes Practice.  Susan represents clients in the automotive/transportation, life sciences, consumer products, and financial services industries in high-exposure class action, mass tort, and other complex litigation. 

She is skilled at handling the types of issues that frequently accompany the highest-exposure matters, such as cases involving recalled products, data breaches, media attention, government investigations, allegations of consumer fraud, whistleblowers, jurisdictional challenges, insurance disputes, and extensive expert discovery.

In addition to litigation, Susan frequently advises clients on risk assessment and mitigation strategies, product labeling, consumer communications, and product recalls. Susan has also achieved numerous appellate victories for her clients and regularly counsels clients on e-discovery issues that include litigation preparedness, discovery strategy in mass litigation, and defending against allegations of evidence spoliation.

Susan has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in automotive and transportation litigation by The Legal 500, a Rising Star for Transportation by Law 360, a Georgia Rising Star by Super Lawyers, and was named to Benchmark Litigation's 40 & Under Hot List. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Innocence Project and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 

Susan earned her J.D., with high honors, from Emory University and her B.S., with highest honor, from Georgia Tech.

Arlyn Mouw Related Seminars and Products

SVP, Practice Leader - Risk Control Services

Lockton Companies

Arlyn joined Lockton in October of 2021 and leads the Southeast Series Risk Control Services Practice.

He leads a team of claims and loss control professionals within the Southeast Series who support clients with implementing risk reduction strategies to help clients lower their overall total cost of risk by focusing on key loss drivers.

Arlyn's ability to lead teams in developing customized strategic solutions utilizing key performance analytics as the baseline allows for a consistent approach, and sustainable long term solutions for clients.

With over 30 years in the industry, Arlyn has built a strong reputation within the market of providing recognized strategic solutions for clients while still partnering with the market and service providers to achieve positive outcomes. His leadership and service delivery strategy has led to success across multiple industry groups including construction, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing and private equity clients.

Arlyn is committed to developing and delivering customized sustainable solutions to support clients becoming a better risk in the market. His experience includes over 20 years with two global insurance brokers specializing in large risk retention clients.

EDUCATION

B.S. | Northwestern College of Iowa, Orange City, IA

LOCKTON.COM

Mr. Andrew Jacob Chinsky Related Seminars and Products

The Aarons Company, Inc.

Andrew Chinsky is Associate General Counsel at Aaron’s, which provides lease-to-own and retail purchase solutions for appliances, electronics, and other home goods through its e-commerce platform and approximately 1,200 company-operated and franchised stores throughout the United States and Canada. Andrew oversees litigation and investigations across the company's brands, including Aaron's and BrandsMart U.S.A., serves as the Company's corporate governance lawyer, and also advises the business regarding cybersecurity, motor vehicle accidents, commercial and contract issues, and other matters. Before Aaron’s, Andrew worked in private practice for nearly a decade, splitting his time between King & Spalding LLP and Sidley Austin LLP. Andrew is a proud graduate of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan ‘11 (Go Blue!) and Harvard Law School ’14. Andrew lives in Sandy Springs with his wife and two children. Outside of work, Andrew is a marathoner and Councilmember-elect for Sandy Springs City Council District 6.

Ms. Lynette Eaddy Smith Related Seminars and Products

Chick-fil-A Inc

Lynette is executive vice president, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer for Chick-fil-A, Inc. She leads the company’s legal department and partners with the business to provide solution-oriented, strategic business and legal counsel. Prior to joining Chick-fil-A in 2012, Lynette was a partner in the litigation department of the Atlanta office of Troutman Sanders, where she practiced for 16 years. There, she led the firm’s class action practice group and litigated a wide variety of business matters in courts across the nation.

Lynette graduated with a B.A. from Emory University and earned a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Prior to joining Troutman Sanders, she clerked for Judge Duross Fitzpatrick, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Macon. Lynette is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

Outside of Chick-fil-A, Lynette serves on the Board of the International Franchise Association, the Board of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, and the Executive Committee of the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

Ms. Kristen K. McGuffey Related Seminars and Products

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC

Kristen McGuffey is the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB). In her role, Kristen oversees all legal responsibilities for SSB’s operations, as well as corporate governance, compliance, intellectual property, litigation and privacy. Kristen become Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of SSB in 2010 following the merger of Serta and Simmons. Previously, she held the same role at Simmons, which she first joined in 2001 as Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary.

Prior to joining Simmons, Kristen was Executive Vice President, General Counsel at Viewlocity, a global supply chain management software company. Before that role, she served as a Partner at Morris, Manning & Martin in its Technology Law Practice. Earlier in her career, Kristen was an associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker, where she worked on corporate legal and litigation matters.

Kristen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Kettering Institute (formerly GMI Engineering Management Institute), a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

Mr. Bradford Ryan Turner Related Seminars and Products

Newell Brands Inc

Bradford Turner

Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

Bradford “Brad” Turner is the Chief Legal Officer & Administrative Officer of Newell Brands, leading the company’s Legal, Ethics and Compliance, Corporate Development and Sustainability functions. Prior to this role, Brad served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Newell Brands.

Since joining the company in 2004, Brad has served in several roles, including Vice President, Securities Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, Group General Counsel for the company’s former Office Products Group and Deputy General Counsel. Prior to joining Newell Brands, he was an associate focusing on mergers and acquisitions and corporate securities with Troutman Sanders LLP (now Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP).

Brad is a member of the Georgia Bar Association and past chair of the Executive Committee of the Corporate Counsel section. He also is a past president of the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association.

Brad earned Law and Accounting degrees from the University of Georgia, both with magna cum laude honors.

Ms. Nicole Nadine Morris Related Seminars and Products

Emory University School of Law

Faculty Director of IP & Innovation Clinic

TI:GER® Program Professor of Practice