AboutIrene Liu is a seasoned C-level business executive who is passionate about building technology companies for scale. In addition to legal and compliance functions, she has managed finance, customer education, trust & safety, and policy teams at Checkr and Hopin. She also drove M&A deals, financings, and investments to successfully help companies build and scale to achieve multi-billion dollar valuations.
She has also had repeat success as a regulatory and policy advisor to companies, given her background as a trial attorney at both the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. She has provided key guidance to organizations on AI and its changing regulatory dynamics and advised the FTC on AI, the State of California on their Generative AI Executive Order, and the California Senate on proposed AI regulations. Her ability to understand the perspectives of both the government and tech companies makes her a powerful executive, board member, and risk advisor, particularly on issues of privacy, security, and compliance in highly regulated industries. Now that she has operated and scaled multiple technology companies, she wants to help spur growth at other companies as an advisor, coach and board member. She truly enjoys advising executive teams and boards on opportunities and risks that come with growth and a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Her operating experience coupled with her pragmatism will be beneficial for technology companies seeking to propel their businesses forward at a rapid pace. She attended University of California-Berkeley, School of Law, and Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. She currently serves as an Executive-in-Residence at Berkeley Law and an advisor to their AI Institute. She is an advisor to Women Defining AI and a board member of the UC Berkeley Center for Law and Business, which draws from the best scholars and practitioners on capital markets, corporate innovation, and sustainability. She has been awarded General Counsel of the Year by Corporate Counsel, Top 50 Women Lawyer at the National Diversity and Leadership Conference, and In-house Leader by L.A. Times. Irene enjoys traveling and running. She has run 10+ half marathons, 3 marathons, and a 200-mile relay. |
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What Makes Us Unique?
Startup and Large Technology Company ExpertiseWe have experience successfully building and scaling teams from the ground up at startups. We have experience with enterprise, B2B, B2C, SaaS, highly regulated companies, and non-regulated companies. We also have experience spurring growth at a global public tech company.
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State & Federal Government Regulatory Expertise With a background as an AI advisor for the California Senate and as a former trial attorney at both the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, we understand the perspectives of both the government and tech companies. We use this unique perspective to help you navigate an increasingly regulated world.
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International Business ExpertiseWhile based in San Francisco, we have experience working for global technology companies with teams located in 45+ countries and headquarters in the US, Europe, and Canada. We also have experience representing companies in front of government agencies in N. America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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Featured Publications
Fortune's Most Powerful Women Next Gen Conference
Reuters Legal Leaders Conference
Federal Trade Commission Public Hearing on AI |
Features About Us:
We have been recognized and profiled in leading publications including Fortune, Reuters, and the ABA Journal.
Features Written By Us: We are a regular contributing writer for Thomson Reuters. You can find our writings, including featured articles below, here.
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