Nathaniel A. Hsieh

Nathaniel Hsieh is an associate in Goodwin’s Employment practice. 

Nathaniel provides thoughtful, yet practical, counsel to clients across industries on a range of employment matters. He regularly advises employers on the full employee lifecycle—from pre-hire to post-separation—and has particular experience drafting and negotiating executive employment, separation, and restrictive covenant agreements.

Nathaniel routinely advises on all labor and employment aspects of complex corporate transactions, including by managing due diligence, negotiating purchase agreements, and drafting ancillary deal documents. He also has experience counseling employers through various employee disputes, including with respect to alleged misclassification, discrimination, and retaliation.

Nathaniel’s representative experience includes advising:

• A global technology company in settling wage-and-hour class action claims
• Various employers in settling single plaintiff discrimination and retaliation claims
• Various life sciences companies in updating their executive teams’ employment and restrictive covenant agreements
• Various employers in implementing reductions-in-force
• Exclusive Networks in its acquisition of Cloudrise
• Renesas Electronics Corporation in its acquisition of Transphorm, Inc.
• A private equity firm in its investment in an industrial automation software and hardware distributor
• A global location-based entertainment operator in its acquisition of a national chain of family entertainment centers
• An AI-powered healthcare SaaS platform in its sale to a private equity firm
• A software development and marketing company in its acquisition of an AI-driven conversation intelligence platform
• A private equity firm in its simultaneous acquisition and merger of two digital health companies
• A private equity firm in its acquisition of a labor compliance software company, an insurance solutions company, and a disability services software company
• An audience-engagement software company in its sale to an Italian technology company
• A private equity firm in its acquisition of a dental product company
• A retail software company in its acquisition of a retailer collaboration platform
• A national home care services company in its acquisition of a regional home care services company
• A private equity firm in its acquisition of a natural gas company
• A global investment firm in its investment in a threat intelligence software company
• A fiber optic manufacturing company in acquisitions of a connector product manufacturer and a cable manufacturer as well as its subsequent sale to a global manufacturing company
• Various healthcare networks in their acquisitions of medical practices

Prior to joining Goodwin, Nathaniel was an Executive Compensation, Employment, & Benefits associate at Latham & Watkins LLP.

Previously, Nathaniel served as an Attorney Development Manager for Goodwin’s Private Equity M&A practice. In this role, he gained first-hand human resources experience and earned certifications in executive coaching and supporting employee wellbeing.

Nathaniel is a graduate of Stanford Law School and the University of Southern California, where he was actively involved in student life and served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Journal of International Law and President of the USC Student Alumni Society.