10 Chick-fil-A legal leaders
Vice President, Legal, Sr. Director, Legal - Governance & New Business Initiatives and Director, Corporate Legal are among the titles held today by these ten Chick-fil-A legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Chick-fil-A from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Amy V. Howell
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate Legal · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Amy V. Howell has been Director, Corporate Legal at Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center since July 2024, with a profile headline of Director, Regulatory Legal: Distribution, Manufacturing and Operations, based in Atlanta, and was Senior Counsel there from 2020 to 2024. Amy V. Howell was General Counsel at the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities from 2011 to 2020 and also lists an Assistant Commissioner & General Counsel row there from 2016 to 2020.
Britt Prevost
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Legal - Governance & New Business Initiatives · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Britt Prevost has been Sr. Director, Legal - Governance & New Business Initiatives at Chick-fil-A since July 2023, based in Atlanta. Britt Prevost's earlier Chick-fil-A rows are Director, Legal - New Business Initiatives (2018 to 2023) and Senior Counsel, Legal - Commercial Transactions (2016 to 2018).
Chad Almy
LinkedInExperience: Director, Labor and Employment Law · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Chad Almy has been Director, Labor and Employment Law at Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center since July 2023, based in Atlanta, and was Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment there from 2020 to 2023. Chad Almy was Assistant General Counsel & VP, Labor Relations (2018 to 2019), Senior Counsel (2015 to 2018) and Counsel (2011 to 2015) at Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc).
Chris Arbery
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Legal · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Chris Arbery has been Vice President, Legal at Chick-fil-A since July 2023, with a profile headline naming franchise, litigation and regulatory work, based in Atlanta, and was Sr. Director, Legal there from 2019 to 2023. Chris Arbery was a Partner at Hall, Arbery, Gilligan, Roberts & Shanlever LLP (2010 to 2019) and at Hunton & Williams LLP (2002 to 2010).
Elvin J. Sutton, Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Director, New Restaurants Real Estate Legal · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Elvin J. Sutton, Jr. has been Director, New Restaurants Real Estate Legal at Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center since April 2016, based in Atlanta, with a profile headline of Director New Restaurants Legal. Elvin J. Sutton, Jr. was Associate General Counsel at Walmart (2008 to 2016) and an Associate at Troutman Pepper (2000 to 2004).
Jennifer Blakely
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Legal - Litigation · Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Jennifer Blakely has been Sr. Director, Legal - Litigation at Chick-fil-A since July 2023, based in the Atlanta area. Jennifer Blakely's earlier Chick-fil-A rows are Director, Litigation (2020 to 2023) and Sr. Counsel, Litigation (2017 to 2020), and Jennifer Blakely was Associate General Counsel at Emory University (2013 to 2017).
Johanna Wise
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director - Franchise · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Johanna Wise has been Sr. Director - Franchise at Chick-fil-A since July 2023, with a profile headline of Sr. Director, Legal - Franchise, based in Atlanta. Johanna Wise's earlier Chick-fil-A rows are Sr. Director, Legal - Employment (2021 to 2023), Director, Labor & Employment Law (2018 to 2021) and Senior Manager, Corporate Legal (2017 to 2018).
Matt Almand
LinkedInExperience: Officer Vice President, Legal - Labor & Employment International IP & Advertising · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Matt Almand has been Officer Vice President, Legal - Labor & Employment International IP & Advertising at Chick-fil-A since September 2025, based in Atlanta. Matt Almand's earlier Chick-fil-A rows are Executive Director, Labor & Employment (2023 to 2025), Sr. Director, Labor & Employment (2021 to 2023) and Director, Labor & Employment (2013 to 2021), and Matt Almand was Employment Counsel at McKesson Corporation (2011 to 2013).
Rachel Geist
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal IP & Advertising · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Rachel Geist has been Director, Legal IP & Advertising at Chick-fil-A since October 2026 and also lists a Senior Principal Team Lead, Legal IP & Advertising row there since December 2024, based in the Atlanta area. Rachel Geist was Senior Counsel, Corporate Legal (2021 to 2024) and Counsel, Corporate Legal (2018 to 2020) at Chick-fil-A and an Associate at Jones Day (2013 to 2018).
Vance Burgess
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director · Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center
Vance Burgess has been an Executive Director in the Legal Department at Chick-fil-A since June 2018 and also lists a Director row there since 2013, based in Atlanta; the profile describes legal oversight of new restaurant development. Vance Burgess was Of Counsel at Troutman Sanders LLP (2005 to 2009).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which kinds of matters took up most of your time in your Chick-fil-A legal role, and how did you set priorities?
- 02How did you work with business colleagues when a legal question affected their plans?
- 03What experience from your earlier career turned out to matter most in the role, and what surprised you?
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