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Natashia Tidwell

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Natashia focuses her practice on white collar defense and government investigations, assisting organizations in an array of industries with identifying and managing internal and external challenges. A seasoned attorney and former federal prosecutor, she provides pragmatic counsel to clients, representing individuals and institutions in responding to government inquiries and as litigation counsel in complex commercial and regulatory matters. 

As part of Mintz's Crisis Management & Strategic Response Practice, Natashia oversees a broad spectrum of nuanced internal investigations for corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, and public agencies related to allegations of financial irregularities, discrimination, harassment, and other misconduct. She is frequently called upon to advise boards, executives and general counsel on managing investigations, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, and mitigating reputational and operational risk.

Natashia also brings extensive public and private sector compliance monitoring experience. Prior to joining Mintz, she was part of a firm representing a global telecommunications company instituting terms of a non-prosecution agreement and was co-counsel to a compliance monitor overseeing implementation of a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s compliance with terms of a bankruptcy settlement. In this capacity, Natashia assessed organizational adherence to regulatory, federal and constitutional requirements, evaluated internal controls, and collaborated with leadership to build durable accountability and risk-management frameworks. In the public sector, Natashia serves as the federally appointed monitor in Ferguson, Missouri, where she oversees a consent decree stemming from a US Department of Justice investigation. In Newark, New Jersey, Natashia served as a subject matter consultant in internal investigations for the monitoring team instituting court-ordered reforms within the city’s police force.

Natashia’s public service career included serving in the public integrity section of the Department of Justice and in the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. During her tenure as a federal prosecutor, she led investigations and prosecutions involving corruption, fraud, and organized crime, working closely with state and federal law enforcement agencies, securing successful trial outcomes. This background informs Natashia’s ability to assess potential liability exposure, anticipate government strategy, and counsel clients facing subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and other regulatory scrutiny. 

Before attending law school and while earning her JD, Natashia worked as a police officer for the Cambridge Police Department in Massachusetts, where she rose through the ranks to become the department's first female lieutenant.

Experience

Crisis Response & Internal Investigations

  • Conducted an expedited internal investigation into allegations of sexual assault by a contract employee on behalf of a US-based biopharmaceutical company.
  • Advised nonprofit board in connection with public revelations regarding the CEO’s relationship with a controversial financier.
  • Led review of alleged retaliation against potential whistleblower by executive leadership team of Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company.
  • Represented management company in response to high-profile criminal investigation of suspicious death on hotel premises and related monetary demand from victim’s family.
  • Investigated and mitigated board dispute between minority shareholder and parent company’s board members and key executives.
  • Engaged by municipal government to review its contractual relationship with school bus services provider following traffic accident resulting in student’s death.
  • Conducted security assessments and use-of-force investigations for municipal governments, hospitals, and other entities.
  • Managed sensitive investigation of competing allegations of racial and gender discrimination among a health care provider’s executive leadership team to identify organizational risks and assist in implementation of responsive strategy.
  • Oversaw multiple investigations of racial and gender discrimination, historical allegations of sexual abuse and other misconduct by students and faculty at independent secondary schools in the United States and abroad.

Compliance Monitoring

  • Serving as a federal court-appointed monitor in United States v. City of Ferguson, Missouri, managing the implementation of reforms arising from a US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division pattern and practice investigation.
  • Served as co-counsel to the court-appointed independent monitor of a pharmaceutical manufacturer in a five-year monitorship connected with the company’s bankruptcy proceeding stemming from national opioid litigation.  

Government Investigations & Health Care Enforcement Matters

  • Represented former executive of national advocacy organization in federal investigation of alleged embezzlement.
  • Served as trial counsel for medical device company in qui tam whistleblower action.
  • Represented CEO of a leading molecular diagnostic company in a qui tam action with Medicare fraud allegations.
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viewpoints

Federal prosecutors in Boston and the SEC unveiled a coordinated takedown of an alleged global insider‑trading ring spanning multiple years, law firms, and “hub‑and‑spoke” tipping chains. As of May 6, 2026, authorities said 30 individuals have been charged.  

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Discover how health care organizations can prevent False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation claims. Learn best practices for compliance programs, whistleblower risk management, documentation protocols, and legal privilege strategies to reduce FCA litigation exposure.

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In the wake of President Trump’s “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” Executive Order (the “Executive Order”) (discussed further here), many companies are in the process of revisiting their existing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs and initiatives to reconfirm their legal viability. Close examination of the Executive Order reveals that the Administration hopes to rely on the False Claims Act (“FCA”) as another statutory weapon aimed at eliminating what it perceives as a scourge of “illegal,” “demean[ing],” and “immoral” DEI programs. The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §3729, is a whistleblower statute intended to prevent companies from defrauding the government. Its inclusion in the Executive Order opens federal contractors and federal grant recipients to the possibility of substantial criminal and/or civil liability where they operate DEI programs deemed to violate the law. We discuss the FCA and its impact under the Executive Order more below.

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News & Press

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podcasts

Member Jen Rubin is joined by Member Natashia Tidwell for an unscripted conversation about conducting effective workplace investigations.

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Events & Speaking

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May
7
2026
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23
2025

Crisis Management: The General Counsel’s Role in a Time of National Turmoil

NACUA 2025 Annual Conference

Seattle Convention Center

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May
7
2025

Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit 2025 - Boston

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

May
1
2025

Mintz's Annual Employment Law Summit 2025 - New York

Convene, 601 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

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Recognition & Awards

  • Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Litigation – White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (2024 – 2026)

  • Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation (2024 – 2027)

  • Best Lawyers in America: Education Law (2026 – 2027)

  • Benchmark Litigation: Future Star (2022 – 2025), Litigation Star (2026-2027)

  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Criminal Defense – White Collar (2023 – 2025)

  • Legal 500: Recommended Lawyer – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2026)

  • Lawdragon: 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers (2026)

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Involvement

  • Member, Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission (2023 - 2025)
  • Chair, Boston Bar Association White Collar Crime Conference (2023)
  • Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys (2023-present)
  • Leadership Council, Boston Bar Association (2019 – 2022)
  • Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments, Massachusetts Bar Association (2019 – 2023)
  • Member, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (2013 – present)
  • Board Member, Massachusetts District Court, Criminal Justice Act Panel (2019 – 2024)
  • Member, Mount Auburn Hospital Board of Trustees (2021 – 2025)
  • Member, Executive Search Committee for Massachusetts State Police Colonel (2023-2024)
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