10 Panera Bread legal leaders
Tom Dolan, Deputy General Counsel at Panera Bread, is the most senior current person among these ten Panera Bread legal leaders, who also include vice presidents, assistant and associate general counsels and legal directors. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Panera Bread from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bia Sena
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Data Privacy & Governance, Corporate Counsel, IT · Panera Bread
Bia Sena is a former Panera Bread legal leader who was Director, Data Privacy & Governance, Corporate Counsel, IT at Panera Bread from 2023 to 2025 and Director, Corporate Counsel, Privacy & IT there from 2022 to 2023, and writes of leading data privacy and governance efforts at Panera Bread. Bia Sena has been Senior Attorney at The TJX Companies, Inc. since October 2025, based in Greater Boston.
Branden Lopez
LinkedInExperience: VP, Assistant General Counsel, Corporate, Franchising & Development · Panera Bread
Branden Lopez has been VP, Assistant General Counsel, Corporate, Franchising & Development at Panera Bread since February 2026, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Branden Lopez was General Counsel - @properties | Christie's International Real Estate at @properties from 2022 to 2026, General Counsel at Curbio from 2020 to 2022 and Associate General Counsel at The Learning Experience from 2019 to 2020.
Caitlin Borowick
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Corporate Counsel, Development · Panera Bread
Caitlin Borowick has been Senior Director, Corporate Counsel, Development at Panera Bread since August 2025, based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and was Director, Corporate Counsel - Real Estate there from February 2023 to August 2025. Caitlin Borowick was Corporate Counsel at Ocean State Job Lot from 2019 to 2023 and Legal Counsel at SWAROVSKI from 2017 to 2019.
Geri Haight
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Deputy General Counsel · Panera Bread
Geri Haight is a former Panera Bread legal leader who was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Panera Bread from 2018 to 2020, Vice President, Associate General Counsel there in 2018 and Director, Litigation and Intellectual Property there from 2013 to 2017. Geri Haight has been Member, Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor and Benefits at Mintz since October 2020, based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Helen Galanopoulos
LinkedInExperience: Former VP, Assistant General Counsel, Employment and Compliance · Panera Bread
Helen Galanopoulos is a former Panera Bread legal leader who was VP, Assistant General Counsel, Employment and Compliance at Panera Bread from 2022 to 2025 and Corporate Counsel there from 2019 to 2022, and lists an Associate Company Counsel row at Au Bon Pain from 2012 to 2022. Helen Galanopoulos has been VP, Associate General Counsel, Employment at SharkNinja since March 2025, based in Greater Boston.
James Huff
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Employment Legal · Panera Bread
James Huff has been Vice President - Employment Legal at Panera Bread since January 2026, based in Greater St. Louis, and was Senior Director - Corporate Counsel - Employment Legal there from April 2025 to January 2026. James Huff was Assistant General Counsel (2024 to 2025) and Senior Counsel (2021 to 2024) at Wells Fargo.
Lauren D’Amico
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Associate General Counsel | Marketing, IP, Supply Chain, and Operations · Panera Bread
Lauren D’Amico has been Senior Director, Associate General Counsel | Marketing, IP, Supply Chain, and Operations at Panera Bread since May 2023, based in Greater Boston. Lauren D’Amico was Director, Corporate Counsel | Marketing and IP at Panera Bread from 2022 to 2023 and Senior Manager, Corporate Counsel there from 2021 to 2022, and was Legal Counsel at SWAROVSKI from 2015 to 2021.
Pamela Whitlow Street
LinkedInExperience: V.P. & Asst. General Counsel, Marketing, IP, Supply Chain & Operations · Panera Bread
Pamela Whitlow Street has been V.P. & Asst. General Counsel, Marketing, IP, Supply Chain & Operations at Panera Bread since April 2023. Pamela Whitlow Street was Associate General Counsel - Marketing, Merchandising & Operations (2020 to 2023) and Lead Counsel Marketing, Merchandising & Operations (2014 to 2020) at The Aaron's Company, Inc., and was Operations Counsel - Coca-Cola North America at The Coca-Cola Company from 2012 to 2013.
Patrice McInnis
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal - Marketing, IP and Government Relations · Panera Bread
Patrice McInnis has been Director, Legal - Marketing, IP and Government Relations at Panera Bread since September 2022, based in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Patrice McInnis was Director – Legal, Corporate, Marketing and Operations at Panera, LLC from 2019 to 2022 and Senior Manager - Legal there from 2006 to 2019, and writes of handling regulatory, marketing and intellectual property matters along with contracts and legal operations.
Tom Dolan
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Panera Bread
Tom Dolan has been Deputy General Counsel at Panera Bread since January 2020, based in Boston, Massachusetts, and was Corporate Counsel at Panera Bread from 2018 to 2020. Tom Dolan was also Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Au Bon Pain from 2006 to 2020.
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