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10 Wayfair legal leaders
These ten current and former Wayfair legal leaders hold or held general counsel, deputy general counsel, associate general counsel and head roles, covering commercial and supply chain law, employment and litigation, corporate and privacy, real estate, regulatory affairs and Europe. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Wayfair from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alison Vallot
LinkedInExperience: Former Associate General Counsel - Real Estate Legal · Wayfair
Former Associate General Counsel - Real Estate Legal at Wayfair (January 2023 to April 2026), also listed as Director - Office and Industrial Real Estate at Wayfair (2024–2026). Alison Vallot was Associate Director, Legal and Real Estate Counsel at Wayfair (2017–2023) and an associate at WilmerHale (2012–2017).
Andrew Oliver
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Wayfair
Deputy General Counsel at Wayfair since June 2019, with a remit described in the profile as legal, real estate, procurement and sustainability. Andrew Oliver was Associate General Counsel at Wayfair (2016–2019) and a Corporate & Capital Markets Attorney at Brown Rudnick LLP (2011–2016).
Enrique Colbert
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel and Secretary · Wayfair
General Counsel and Secretary at Wayfair since 2014, overseeing the legal team and other business functions including real estate and procurement, per the profile. Enrique Colbert is a Member of the Board of Trustees at Boston Medical Center and a founding member and steering committee member of The L Suite (TechGC).
Evan Friedler
LinkedInExperience: Former Associate General Counsel · Wayfair
Former Associate General Counsel at Wayfair (January 2018 to September 2025), now Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs at Wayfair in the legal department since September 2025. Evan Friedler was a Corporate Associate at Cooley LLP (2016–2017) and a legal intern at SS&C Intralinks and Veracode.
Mary Ambacher
LinkedInExperience: Former Associate General Counsel, Corporate and Privacy · Wayfair
Former Associate General Counsel, Corporate and Privacy at Wayfair (November 2023 to April 2026), now Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary at EverQuote. Mary Ambacher was Associate Director, Senior Counsel (2022–2023) and Senior Counsel (2020–2022) at Wayfair, and teaches business law at Southern New Hampshire University.
Michael Licker
LinkedInExperience: Director, Employment, Litigation, Risk/Insurance · Wayfair
Director, Employment, Litigation, Risk/Insurance at Wayfair since November 2024, a legal department role at director level, and Head of Litigation and Investigations at Wayfair from 2020 to 2025. Michael Licker was a Partner (2019–2020) and Associate (2012–2019) at Foley Hoag LLP and a law clerk at the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Moritz Hayessen
LinkedInExperience: Former Associate General Counsel und Prokurist · Wayfair
Former Associate General Counsel und Prokurist at Wayfair (August 2022 to August 2025) in Berlin, with a headline naming Associate General Counsel Europe, and EU Counsel und Prokurist at Wayfair (2019–2022). Moritz Hayessen is now Senior Privacy and Compliance Counsel at Yubico.
Myles Cochran
LinkedInExperience: Head of Real Estate Legal · Wayfair
Head of Real Estate Legal at Wayfair since July 2026, with more than 20 years in real estate and development law, per the profile. Myles Cochran was Executive Director, Government Relations at Panda Restaurant Group (2024–2026) and held real estate legal roles at Walmart, including Managing Counsel - Real Estate Center of Expertise (2019–2022).
Stephanie Penninger
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Wayfair
Associate General Counsel at Wayfair since December 2023, with a headline naming commercial law and supply chain. Stephanie Penninger was Senior Director, Legal Counsel at RXO (2022–2023) and XPO (2019–2022), and Partner and Chair of the Maritime Transportation Practice Group at Benesch Law (2018–2019).
Susan Tvrdy
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Lead Counsel of Global Employment Law · Wayfair
Associate General Counsel, Lead Counsel of Global Employment Law at Wayfair since August 2026, leading employment litigation strategy and employment law compliance, per the profile. Susan Tvrdy is also listed as Managing Counsel, Employment Law & Litigation since 2025, and was Managing Counsel, Litigation (2023–2025) and Senior Counsel, Litigation (2021–2023) at Wayfair.
Choose the right perspective
Pick a commercial or supply chain lawyer for questions about vendor and logistics agreements, an employment or litigation lawyer for questions about workforce disputes, and a real estate, privacy or European lawyer for questions about stores and warehouses, customer data or EU operations. Note who is current and who has moved on.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an online retailer's legal team handle supplier and logistics contracts at scale?
- 02What goes into the legal work behind opening physical stores and warehouses for an ecommerce company?
- 03How do in-house lawyers manage employment litigation strategy at a large retailer?
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