Women Who Build: Natalie Pierce, Partner, Gunderson Dettmer, on How Founders Can Work w/ Law Firms.

Be it a startup or a large company, the most important element of any company is its team. In the increasingly productive, multicultural, and rapidly evolving world, it is important to have robust agreements in place, follow regulations of different countries, integrate the workforce effectively during mergers and acquisitions, have protocols for employee communication, and so much more! However, founders or company executives are not trained on the legal granularities surrounding them. And honestly, they do not even need to! Natalie Pierce helps with exactly this! Natalie is the Partner / Chair of, the Employment & Labor Group at Gunderson Dettmer. Based in California, Gunderson Dettmer is an international law firm focusing exclusively on the innovation economy. Before joining Gunderson Dettmer, Natalie held leadership roles at Littler Mendelson, a law firm focused on employment law. She is widely recognized for her expertise, having been selected as Fast Case 50 Award Winner, one of Daily Journal’s “Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyers” and “Top Labor and Employment Lawyers,” Chambers USA’s “Minority Lawyer of the Year,” American Lawyer “Best Mentor,” and San Francisco Business Times “Bay Area’s Most Influential Women.” She also hosts the FutureWork Playbook podcast, which explores trends in technology and the future of work. :) In this Women Who Build podcast, we explore the following topics: 1. How and when should founders/company executives consider engaging with Gunderson? 2. Law and AI: a. Build vs Partner with AI products b. What will differentiate an outstanding lawyer from a good/mediocre one? c. How will law practices be priced with the advent of AI? d. How should AI founders think about partnering with or sales cycle with law firms? 3. Common mistakes made by early-stage founders when thinking about implementing legal practices at their firm. #law #employment #leadership #women #artificialintelligence #automation