Natalia Pidhaina

Executive Assistant

Natalia Pidhaina joined Founders Law in 2025 as a Legal Assistant, where she handles various administrative matters and supports attorneys in the corporate practice. She assists with preparing and organizing corporate documents and helps ensure a smooth onboarding process for clients as well as ongoing support throughout their engagement.

Prior to joining Founders, Natalia gained experience in corporate governance across several European jurisdictions. She has worked on entity formations, drafted and reviewed a wide range of commercial agreements, and assisted with mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and international tax matters.

Natalia earned her LL.M. in Corporate and Business Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law. At Founders Law, she uses her international legal background and organizational skills to support the firm’s corporate practice and administrative operations.

She is fluent in English and Ukrainian.

Insights & Articles

January 17, 2026
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The Chicago Bears are often discussed as one of the NFL’s most historic franchises. From a corporate governance perspective, however, the Bears look far less like a traditional sports team and far more like a founder-controlled company. For more than a century, ownership and decision-making authority have remained within the hands of the Halas family. That structure closely mirrors the way many startup founders seek to retain control of their companies’ cap tables and boards even as outside investors come in and enterprise value scales into the billions.
December 16, 2025
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Understanding whether a holding company is right for your venture—and how it works—can provide a significant advantage in scaling your business safely and strategically.