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10 Chewy legal leaders

These ten current and former Chewy legal leaders hold or held deputy general counsel, associate and assistant general counsel and legal director roles at Chewy, covering compliance, employment law, pharmacy, privacy, commercial agreements and corporate matters. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Chewy from people who have held the role.

10 professionals2 companiesData retrieved October 15, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Angela Cummings

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    Experience: Director, Associate General Counsel - Employment · Chewy

    Director, Associate General Counsel - Employment at Chewy since August 2021, based in Charlotte, with more than 25 years advising companies on employment law, per the profile. Angela Cummings was Office Managing Partner of the Charlotte office at FordHarrison LLP (2016–2021) and a Shareholder at Littler (2003–2016).

  2. Christine Drobot

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    Experience: Associate General Counsel · Chewy

    Associate General Counsel at Chewy since April 2026 and Senior Corporate Counsel at Chewy (2024–2026), based in Fort Lauderdale. Christine Drobot was General Counsel, Global Commercial & TechOps (2021–2024), Senior Director, Associate General Counsel (2017–2021) and Assistant General Counsel (2014–2017) at Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

  3. Deirdre Boling-Lewis

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    Experience: Former Director, Assistant General Counsel, Pharmacy · Chewy

    Former Director, Assistant General Counsel, Pharmacy at Chewy (March 2020 to June 2024) in Dania Beach, Florida, and now General Counsel at Harvest Medical Systems. Deirdre Boling-Lewis was General Counsel at Sincerus Pharmaceuticals (2017–2020) and Executive Director, National Pharmacy Compliance Office at Kaiser Permanente (2015–2016).

  4. Elaine Keyser

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    Experience: VP, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer · Chewy

    VP, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer at Chewy since May 2025, based in Miami. Elaine Keyser was VP, Deputy General Counsel (2022–2025) and Senior Director, Associate General Counsel - Employment Law (2019–2022) at Chewy, and Shareholder (2015–2019) and Associate Attorney (2007–2015) at Littler.

  5. Heidi Oertle

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    Experience: VP, Deputy General Counsel · Chewy

    VP, Deputy General Counsel at Chewy since January 2026, based in Seattle. Heidi Oertle was Associate General Counsel for Amazon Pharmacy (2023–2025), for AWS Sales & Marketing (2022–2023) and for Private Brands and Consumables (2021–2022) at Amazon, and Senior Corporate Counsel, Private Brands at Amazon (2017–2021).

  6. Jane Yang

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    Experience: Senior Legal Director · Chewy

    Senior Legal Director at Chewy since January 2026, based in the Seattle area. Jane Yang was Director & Associate General Counsel, Multichannel Commerce & Fulfillment at Amazon (2023–2025), Senior Corporate Counsel for Buy with Prime (2020–2023) and International Expansion (2017–2020) at Amazon, and Senior Legal Counsel at Amazon China (2013–2017).

  7. Jennifer Mae Hoberman

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    Experience: Former Associate General Counsel & Vice President of Business Development · Chewy.com

    Former Associate General Counsel & Vice President of Business Development at Chewy.com (2015–2018) and General Counsel at Chewy.com (2013–2014). Jennifer Mae Hoberman earlier ran a law and management consulting practice as Managing Partner (2008–2013) and was Vice President of Development at Watt Development, Inc. (2001–2007).

  8. Martin Michalski

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    Experience: Director & Associate General Counsel · Chewy

    Director & Associate General Counsel at Chewy since August 2024, based in Fort Lauderdale, with a headline naming enterprise risk, commercial strategy and operational scale. Martin Michalski was Senior Corporate Counsel (2024) and Corporate Counsel (2021–2024) at Amazon, and a Senior Associate at Sidley Austin LLP (2016–2021).

  9. Shahab Ahmed

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    Experience: Former General Counsel (e-commerce business unit) & Chief Privacy Officer (Associate General Counsel Group) · Chewy

    Former General Counsel (e-commerce business unit) & Chief Privacy Officer (Associate General Counsel Group) at Chewy (August 2021 to June 2024), now General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at The Binary Holdings. Shahab Ahmed was General Counsel of the Hala Division, Head of Legal and Group Head of Privacy at Etihad (2016–2021).

  10. Tony Bernard

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    Experience: Associate General Counsel · Chewy

    Associate General Counsel at Chewy since August 2024, based in the Boston area. Tony Bernard was Corporate Counsel at Dyne Therapeutics (2023–2024), Counsel (2019–2023) and Associate (2015–2019) at Ropes & Gray LLP, and an Associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (2010–2015).

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Pick an employment or compliance lawyer for questions about workforce and regulatory programs, a pharmacy lawyer for questions about pet pharmacy rules, and a commercial or privacy lawyer for questions about ecommerce agreements and customer data. Note who is current and who has moved on.

Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How does an online retailer structure legal support for a pet pharmacy business?
  2. 02What does an in-house employment law team handle at a company with large fulfillment and customer service operations?
  3. 03How do ecommerce legal teams manage privacy obligations for customer data?

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