Goutos joins from Gunderson Dettmer, where she headed employment law practice innovation. She brings nearly 15 years of employment law experience, including defense of employers in complex multi-state litigation and design of AI solutions for large firms. At Littler, she will report to managing director and president Erin Webber and work alongside Carlos Gonzalez, the firm's Chief Digital Innovation Officer. Goutos was selected as a fellow in Perplexity AI's inaugural Business Fellowship and led successful deployment of Perplexity Enterprise at her previous firm.
The hire reflects a broader shift among major law firms toward formalizing AI governance as the technology becomes operationally critical. For practitioners, the appointment underscores that competitive positioning in employment law increasingly depends on firms' ability to integrate AI into client service and internal operations—and that firms are now recruiting leadership with dual expertise in substantive practice areas and AI deployment at scale.