Natalie Pierce

Natalie Pierce is a Partner and chair of Gunderson Dettmer’s Labor & Employment practice and has rich experience guiding technology, life sciences, and other high growth companies from startup through their lifecycles.  During the COVID-19 pandemic many companies have put greater focus on implementing AI, robotics, and other technologies to keep employees safe and to assist with remote operation. Widely recognized for her expertise, Natalie has been awarded “AI Lawyer of the Year” in California by the Daily Journal, and received national awards from Chambers’ “Minority Lawyer of the Year”, and “Best Mentor” in American Lawyer’s 2019 Industry Awards. In her prior role at Littler, Natalie was well known for her mentorship and advocacy for diversity and inclusion, Co-Chairing the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Council, as well as co-hosting programs at Google, Facebook, and Intel.