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One of the most exciting aspects of practicing law is the chance to work on new and different assignments, sometimes on a daily basis. Because every case and client is unique, there’s always the challenge of brainstorming a tailor-made strategy for resolving each matter.

Ms. Hsieh concentrates her practice in commercial litigation. Her experience encompasses employment discrimination and retaliation actions and includes the representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in employment-related matters. She represents clients in commercial business disputes and has also handled litigation in the areas of construction law and trusts and estates.

At the federal court level, Ms. Hsieh has assisted with actions in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, including defending against Title IX claims on behalf of institutions of higher education and serving as local counsel for several related environmental and toxic tort matters. She has prepared filings for the New Jersey Supreme Court and New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division, has participated in mediation and arbitration proceedings, has handled all aspects of discovery including taking and defending depositions, is familiar with all aspects of pretrial motion practice including summary judgment motions, and has assisted in trial preparation.

Honors & Awards

  • Selected for inclusion by the New Jersey Law Journal on the 2021 list of "New Leaders of the Bar," the publication's annual listing of outstanding attorneys under the age of 40 and practicing in New Jersey
  • Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment practice areas (2021 - present)
  • Listed in Super Lawyers – New Jersey Rising Stars (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Business Litigation, Employment Litigation: Defense, Estate & Trust Litigation and General Litigation practice areas (2018 - 2019; 2022 - present)
  • Recipient of the Committee Chair Award as Mixed Use Developers Affiliate from the New Jersey Builders Association (2017)
  • Designated a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar while attending law school, in recognition of superior academic achievement

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Representative Matters

  • Assisted in the defense of a large public entity in a NJLAD and CEPA case through summary judgment and settlement negotiations. Responsibilities in this matter included overseeing document production, assisting in preparing for the plaintiff’s deposition and preparing clients for their depositions, and drafting the initial summary judgment papers.

  • Assisted in the defense of a large public entity in federal employment litigation alleging claims related to NJLAD, the Equal Protection Clause, and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act that ultimately settled. Responsibilities in this matter included assisting in preparing for the plaintiff’s deposition, assisting in drafting the pre-trial order for federal court, participating in pre-trial discovery motion practice, handling a remand back to state court, and drafting the initial summary judgment papers.

  • Assisting in the defense of a large public entity in litigation alleging claims related to NJLAD, CEPA, and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act. Responsibilities in this matter include managing significant discovery demands with the e-discovery vendor (including the review and redaction of highly sensitive documents), interfacing with the client to compile relevant documents, drafting the initial motion to dismiss, and pre-trial discovery motion practice.

  • Extensive responsibilities in defending a large public entity in a New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and Consciences Employee Protection Act (CEPA) case tried to verdict in New Jersey Superior Court. Specific roles included preparing numerous witnesses for the four-week trial, researching and analyzing complex legal issues, and assisting with pre-trial and dispositive motion practice.

  • In December 2017, Ms. Hsieh testified before the New Jersey Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee regarding proposed legislation (S3499) that would allow a full or partial credit to be applied towards a water/sewer connection fee payment based upon a previous payment of a connection fee and/or history of service charge payments, as well as establish a reduced connection fee for all affordable housing projects. The purpose of the legislation is focused on facilitating redevelopment by mandating that only the delta of fees should be paid where there was a prior use of property and the property had been paying into the sewer or water systems. Hsieh and GRSD partner Robert Goldsmith worked closely with the New Jersey Builders Association and the Association of Environmental Authorities for over two years to draft this legislation.

Uniquely NJ

  • Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey; Secretary (2022-2023; 2021-2022); Board of Directors (2023-2024; 2020-2021)
  • South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey
  • Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey 
  • Appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court Special Civil Part Practice Committee as designee of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey
  • Appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee for District VIII (Middlesex County), which is charged with investigating and prosecuting alleged violations of attorney ethics rules by members of the New Jersey Bar
  • New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Legal Intern (2010)
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More Activities & Experience

  • Ms. Hsieh is a member of the firm's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Team and the Recruitment & Retention Focus Group
  • The Columbia Journal of European Law (2010-2011)

Presentations & Speaking Engagements

Publications & Alerts

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Education

Columbia Law School, J.D., 2012

Rutgers College, Rutgers University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2008

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 2012
  • New York, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2015

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Please visit our Award Methodology page for a description of the standard or methodology on which these accolades are based. Attorney Advertising: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.