AI-native firms move from theory into launch pipeline

The most concrete signal this week is not another tool launch; it is the reported formation of firms built around AI agents from day one. Holland & Knight says Trisha Rich and Joshua Porte are advising roughly 10 AI-native firms preparing to launch, with the model tied to outside capital, repeatable contract work and lower client costs where AI work does not sit on the billable-hour meter. For Inside Practice, this is the business-model story to watch: AI-native firms are not simply adopting software, they are trying to redesign staffing, pricing and capital structure around machine execution.