10 Best Buy legal leaders

Experience: Senior Corporate Counsel, Director · Best Buy

Senior Corporate Counsel, Director at Best Buy since March 2023, providing primary legal support for corporate development, minority investments, M&A, Geek Squad services and supply chain, per the profile. Chris LaCasse was Corporate Counsel, Health Transactions & M&A at Best Buy (2021–2023) and Corporate Counsel at Pentair (2019–2021).

Experience: Senior Director - Legal · Best Buy

Senior Director - Legal at Best Buy since May 2026, with a headline naming commercial litigation, based in Minneapolis. Dawn Rausch was Senior Corporate Counsel (2017–2026), Corporate Counsel (2010–2017) and Associate Corporate Counsel (2008–2010) at Best Buy, and an attorney at Tharpe & Howell (2006–2007).

Experience: Director - Senior Corporate Counsel · Best Buy

Director - Senior Corporate Counsel at Best Buy since July 2021, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the role listed in Richfield, Minnesota. Gregory Morley was Director - Assistant General Counsel at Life Time Inc. (2013–2020), and earlier an attorney at Storslee Law (2012–2013) and Integreon (2009–2012).

Experience: Former Associate General Counsel · Best Buy

Former Associate General Counsel at Best Buy (1992–2006), a corporate attorney focused on real estate and lease negotiations, per the profile. James Istas has practiced since 2007 as a retail real estate attorney, and earlier was Director at APCOA (1986–1991) and an attorney at National Car Rental (1979–1986).

Experience: Director, Enterprise Privacy · Best Buy

Director, Enterprise Privacy at Best Buy since September 2021, a director-level role in the legal department, based in Minneapolis. Jeffrey Roby was VP, Assistant General Counsel (2021) and VP, Senior Corporate Counsel (2017–2021) at U.S. Bank, and is an Adjunct Professor Of Law at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law.

Experience: Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel · Best Buy

Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel at Best Buy, a role the profile dates from 1999. Jodie Crist was Vice President Business Affairs at Nice Man Merchandising, Inc., a BMG Music subsidiary (1992–1998), and earlier an associate attorney in private practice and a tax associate at Arthur Andersen & Co.

Experience: Senior Director, Legal · BEST BUY CO., INC.

Senior Director, Legal at Best Buy Co., Inc. since 2015, described as Best Buy's lead marketing attorney for U.S. advertising, per the profile. Mark Odegard was Director, Advertising Legal Team, United States (2010–2015), Corporate Counsel (2003–2010) and Advertising Counsel (2002–2003) at Best Buy, and a litigator from 1994 to 2001.

Experience: Senior Director, Legal · Best Buy

Senior Director, Legal at Best Buy since 2012, serving as in-house employment counsel on all areas of employment law with expertise in wage and hour and ADA/FMLA, per the profile. Mary Thomas was Senior Corporate Counsel at Best Buy (2008–2011) and Director, Employment Law at UnitedHealth Group (2003–2008).

Experience: Chief Legal & Risk Officer · Best Buy

Chief Legal & Risk Officer at Best Buy since May 2025. Todd Hartman was Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer (2019–2025), Chief Risk & Compliance Officer (2017–2019), Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer (2011–2017) and Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer (2006–2011) at Best Buy.

Experience: Sr. Director - Legal · Best Buy

Sr. Director - Legal at Best Buy since 2012, based in Minneapolis, with skills listed in privacy law, data security, vendor management, commercial litigation and licensing. Wanda Sigurdson was US General Counsel at Aimia Inc (2009–2012) and Associate General Counsel at Carlson (1999–2009).