Hayes Hyde is a partner in the firm’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and a member of the Securities and White Collar Litigation and Investigations Unit in its Digital Currency + Blockchain Technology and Cannabis Practices and its Private Investment Litigation Practice.
Her practice encompasses complex white-collar civil and criminal defense, including conducting internal investigations on behalf of corporate entities and private investment clients. Her practice also includes representing companies and individuals in connection with government investigations and prosecutions; and intellectual property, trade secret, and employee mobility litigation. She advises digital currency and blockchain companies in responding to government investigations. Hayes also has extensive experience representing Goodwin’s private investment clients and their portfolio companies in a wide range of disputes, including complex commercial litigation, partnership disputes, special committee investigations, and other business torts.
Hayes advises clients in the cryptocurrency, cannabis, private investment, tech, and venture capital industries throughout their life cycles. She has experience in all phases of litigation including complaints, motion practice, discovery management, summary judgment, and state and federal trials. In addition to her litigation experience, Hayes has substantial experience advising clients in connection with contract negotiations, alternative dispute resolution, and business-focused solutions.
In addition, Hayes maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in immigration and criminal proceedings.
Representative Matters
Hayes has represented a variety of companies and individuals in all stages of government investigations and complex criminal and civil litigation matters involving business torts, unfair competition, and contract and regulatory matters. She has defended clients in multiple civil and criminal trials.
Professional Activities
Hayes is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the San Francisco chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers Leadership Development Committee, and the Women’s White Collar Defense Association.
Credentials
Education
JD2015
University of California, Davis
BA2012
Yale University
Admissions
Bars
- California
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Recognition & Awards
While attending law school, Hayes was an editor for the University of California Davis Environs, Environmental Law and Policy Journal and is a recipient of the Megan Glanville Memorial Scholarship. The Legal 500 US 2025 recommended Hayes for her work in Securities Litigation: defense.
Publications
Hayes contributed to “Trade Secret Damages and Remedies,” Bridgeport Continuing Education: Trade Secret Mobility San Francisco (May 2017).
She is also a regular contributor to Goodwin’s Securities Snapshot, a bi-weekly newsletter highlighting news from the civil and criminal securities law arenas.