The RILA Retail Law Conference is the annual gathering produced by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) for senior retail legal professionals. The 2026 edition runs October 14-16 in Kansas City, Missouri. The program is built for chief legal officers, general counsel, in-house legal teams, and outside counsel serving retail; sessions cover litigation trends, PAGA actions, employment law, compliance, privacy, retail media legal frameworks, and emerging legal risks across stores, ecommerce, and supply chain.
Per the organizer, the audience composition spans representatives from 70+ major retailers — past editions have included legal teams from Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Costco, Macy's, Gap Inc., Lowe's, Home Depot, and Nike. The format combines general-session keynotes with smaller breakouts and committee meetings, allowing in-house counsel to compare notes with peers operating against the same regulatory environment.
RILA is the trade association for U.S. retail leaders; the Retail Law Conference is one of its multiple member events alongside the Retail Supply Chain Conference (LINK), the Retail Sustainability Conference, and the Asset Protection Conference. The Law Conference draws a more concentrated, smaller audience than RILA's larger supply chain event, with a buyer mix that is almost entirely retail-side legal professionals plus invited outside counsel.
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Retail in-house legal teams attend to benchmark approaches to litigation, employment, privacy, and compliance with peer general counsel, and to take working sessions with outside counsel against current regulatory developments.
Law firms, e-discovery providers, compliance technology vendors, and litigation services sponsor to reach chief legal officers and general counsel at the largest U.S. retailers in a single concentrated three-day window.
For the most current information on dates, speakers, sponsors, and registration, visit the official site.
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