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About

Irene 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. She also drove M&A deals, financings, and investments to successfully help companies build and scale to achieve multi-billion dollar valuations. 

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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. 

 
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. 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 is currently an Executive-In-Residence at UC Berkeley, School of Law and serves as a board member for the UC Berkeley Center for Law and Business, which draws from the best scholars and practitioners on capital markets, corporate innovation, and sustainability. As an avid long-distance runner, she also serves on the board of Girls on the Run of the Bay Area, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident through athletics.

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What Makes Us Unique? 

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Startup and Large Technology Company Expertise

We 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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Government Regulatory Expertise

 With a background as a 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 Expertise

While 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.

Featured Panels & Speaking Engagements

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Fortune's Most Powerful Women Next Gen Conference 

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 Reuters Legal Leaders Conference 
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​Federal Trade Commission Public Hearing on AI


We have spoken at academic institutions, government hearings, and leading industry conferences, including Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen Conference, the Federal Reserve, and a Federal Trade Commission public hearing. 

​Recent talks have included:
  • Board Recruiting and Service- The Independent Director Initiative at UC Berkeley (2022)
  • Managing a Remote Legal Team - Reuters Legal Leaders Conference (2022)
  • How to Leverage Your Best Allies in a Virtual or Hybrid Work Setting - WIN Summit (2022) 
  • Best Practices for Succeeding In-House - Stanford Digital Economy Best Practices Conference (2021)
  • “M&A Highlights From the Year Nobody Expected” - Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance 2021)
  • Navigating the Boardroom & Founders: Managing Different Stakeholders in M&A -TechGC M&A Forum (2021)
  • Metrics, Data and Analysis: How Legal Can Show Value in Advancing the Business- Women, Influence and Power in Law Conference (2020)
  • The Evolving Role of the General Counsel - Fortune's Most Powerful Women Next Gen Event  (2019)
  • Legal Departments of the Future - Nestle International Training Center (Vevey, Switzerland) (2019)
  • The Consumer Protection Implications of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics- FTC Public Hearing (2018)
  • How to Knock on Government Doors and How to Respond to Government Knocking- GC Institute at UC Berkeley School of Law (2018)
  • What to Do When the Government Comes Knocking For Your Data- TechGC National Summit 2018


Featured Video Series - Hypergrowth GC

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We are the host of the “The Hypergrowth GC” video series on the Luminate+ platform, where we host 1-1 conversations with fellow GCs of hypergrowth companies about how they have rapidly scaled themselves and their legal function to successfully ensure the business reaches its full potential. Guests include GCs from Atlassian, Slack (former GC), Databricks, Gitlab, Discord, Asana, Miro, Rippling, and Bitfury (CEO).

You can watch and learn from these GCs of hypergrowth companies by subscribing to the video series on Luminate+ here. 


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Featured Publications


Featured Articles and Publications Written About Us:
We have been recognized and profiled in leading publications including Fortune, Reuters, and the ABA Journal.
  • "How Irene Liu Advises GCs at Growing Technology Companies," Legal Dive (March 2023)
  • "How to Build Legal Team from the Ground-Up- Featuring Irene Liu, Chief Financial and Legal Officer at Hopin," Kerwin & Associates Newsletter (November 2022)
  • "Innovative Legal Leadership Podcast: Irene Liu- The Case for Legal Technology," Episode 66 on Apple Podcast (July 2022)
  • "GCs & the Pandemic: How Legal Responded," Juro (March 2021)
  • "How to Build a Successful Global Corporate Law Department Remotely During a Pandemic," Thomson Reuters (April 2021)
  • "Q&A with Irene Liu, SVP & General Counsel- Checkr," Lawyer Whisperer (November 2020)
  • “As Tech Increasingly Faces Regulations, General Counsels Are Wearing More Hats,” Fortune (December 2019)
  • "15 Minutes with Checkr's General Counsel- Irene Liu," Law360 (May 2019)
  • "A Tech GC's Tips for Dealing with Regulators," Corporate Counsel (December 2018) 
  • "Apps Look to Simplify Privacy Notices," The Hill (March 2014)
  • "Lookout Releases Free, Open-Source Short Form Privacy Policy," IAPP (March 2014) 
  • "Let's Talk About Pri-va-cy, Let's Talk About You and Me," Venturebeat (2014)
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Featured Articles & Publications Written By Us:
(We are a regular contributing writer for Thomson Reuters. You can find our writings, including featured articles below, here. )
  • “Top 5 Ways In-House Counsels Can do More With Less." Thomson Reuters and ACC (2022)
  • “Making the Case for GCs on Boards and How They Can Earn a Seat,” Thomson Reuters (2021)
  • "How to Plan Ahead for Compliance and Privacy Protections," ABA Journal (2020)
  • “5 Steps to Strengthen Your Corporate Law Department During and After the Pandemic” Thomson Reuters (2020)
  • Using Your Platform for Good: Unleashing Leadership” Thomson Reuters (2020)
  • “Legal Ops Implementation: How We Fell in Love with a Legal Tool and Had Our Hearts Broken" Thomson Reuters (2020)
  • "Using Your Platform for Good: How to Create a Culture of Feedback” Thomson Reuters (2020)  
  • "Knocking on Government Doors Series" (Thomson Reuters):
    • Part 1: Why Should Companies Knock on Government Doors in the First Place?, (2018)
    • Part 2: On Which Regulators' Doors Should You Knock? (2019)
    • Part 3: How Do you Get Ready to Knock? (2019)
    • Part 4: How Do You Respond to the Government Knocking? (2019)
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