Littler on Legal Compliance Solutions for the Transformation of the Workplace Through Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation

Garry G. Mathiason, Esq., is a senior partner with Littler Mendelson, P.C., the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in labor and employment law. He originated and co-chairs Littler's Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation Practice Group, providing legal advice and representation to the robotics industry, as well as employers deploying this technology in the workplace. His robotics and AI practice includes workplace safety standards, privacy requirements, robot collaboration and human displacement, anti-discrimination law, and legislative and regulatory developments. Garry was selected as the second Kelly Distinguished Lecturer on Robots and Jobs for Georgia Tech's Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) lecture series, which features preeminent scholars in fields of significance to robotics. He is widely recognized as a futurist and one of the leading authorities on employment law trends in the United States. He routinely advises Fortune 1000 companies regarding workplace law compliance, class action litigation, employee skill requirements, and retraining programs. Garry has been named one of the top 100 most influential attorneys in the nation by the National Law Journal and has received the highest rankings from Chambers USA, Who’s Who Legal, and The Best Lawyers in America. In 2013, he was among ten attorneys recognized in Human Resource Executive's inaugural Hall of Fame as one of the nation’s most powerful employment attorneys. He has argued cases before the U.S. and California Supreme Courts. Garry is a founder of NAVEX Global, the ethics and compliance experts, which provides superior legal compliance solutions through an array of GRC products and services.

Natalie A. Pierce is a shareholder in Littler's San Francisco office. She is a trial attorney who represents start-ups to global corporations on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. Natalie is a member of Littler's Board of Directors and also the Board of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Natalie co-chairs Littler's Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Automation Practice Group, which provides representation and compliance assistance to employers in the robotics industry and employers integrating automation, AI, telepresence and robotics into their workplaces. This practice group is partnered with a major insurance provider to create the first integrated policy covering users of robotics and robots with ingrained artificial intelligence.

Daniella E. Adler, an associate in Littler's New York City office, represents and advises clients on a wide range of employment law issues, including wage and hour, discrimination, and restrictive covenant claims. She developed a keen interest in privacy, automation, and artificial intelligence while she served as an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. She is not a robot.