Leadership and Career Coach
Former Chief Counsel for Avon Products and Godiva Chocolate

Donna Edbril is a certified leadership coach with expertise in helping working women attorneys advance their careers and find fulfillment. She brings a diverse background as a certified leadership coach, woman lawyer, and lawyer mom, leveraging a passion for supporting other women and serving as a source of encouragement and wisdom in their careers.  

Donna began her career as a litigator for private law firms in New York City, moving in-house to work for global public and private companies in the consumer goods space. She spent 16 years at Avon, earning multiple promotions, from Senior Counsel through Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and serving as a trusted advisor to the C-suite, senior executives, and Board of Directors on business, operational, and reputational risks. Her career continued in an upward progression, leading her to serve as a three-time General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WestPoint Home, Godiva, and Cache. These diverse business environments enabled her to lead teams of varying size and structure across corporate governance, international transactions, employment, and business strategy. While she continued to move up the corporate ladder, she understood more than ever the challenge of balancing and managing a successful career with motherhood. 

After more than 35 years of practicing law, Donna transitioned into coaching to serve as a strategic partner and sounding board to working lawyer moms, helping them to embrace their strengths, trust their instincts, and find the answers within so they can lead a happier and more fulfilling personal and professional life.  

She is one of six approved coaches for the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), an organization dedicated to support women in Big Law and Fortune 500 Corporate Legal Departments to become leaders in the workplace.  Donna is also Co-Chair of WILEF’s Mentoring Program for its Young Lawyers Division.