Fred D. Hutchison

Phone: 919.829.4300

Fred works with a variety of companies, from startups and university spinouts to publicly held companies, in a wide range of industries but with particular emphasis on the biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare services, software and advanced materials industries. Fred’s practice is focused on corporate, venture capital, securities and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly counsels clients not only on their legal needs, but also on the business issues involved in starting and growing companies.

Prior to founding Hutchison Law Group in 1996, Fred was a partner at Petree Stockton & Robinson (now Kilpatrick Stockton) and Moore & Van Allen. Fred spent five years practicing in the municipal finance, securities, banking and bank regulatory areas with Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.

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Recognition, Affiliations & Memberships

Founding President, Council for Entrepreneurial Development
Former Chairman, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Former Chairman, Business Innovation Technology Advancement Center
Founding Chairman, The Sports Council in Raleigh
Former Chairman, Triangle Community Foundation
Former Director, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Former Co-Chairman, Entrepreneurial Advisory Committee for the Catalyst Project
Co-Chair of the Sponsorship Committee, 2009 BIO Conference
Chairman of the Board of Directors, First Flight Venture Center
Chairman of the Board of Directors, NC IDEA
Member, Executive Committee, LawExchange International
Board of Directors, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Best Lawyers in America, recognized annually since 2001
Entrebizneur of the Year, Business Leader Magazine, 2007
Order of the Long Leaf Pine, 2006
University of Virginia Tech Transfer & Ventures Advisory Group, 2009

Education

J.D., University of Virginia, 1975
B.S., Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1971

Admissions

North Carolina
District of Columbia

Recent Deals

March, 2010 - Associated Partners, Acquisition of PEG Wireless
December, 2009 - RadarFind, Sale of Company
October, 2009 - Aldagen, Sale of Convertible Notes and Warrants
May, 2009 - Applied Genetic Technologies, Preferred Stock Financing
December, 2008 - Aldagen, Debt Financing
November, 2008 - Relativity Technologies, Sale to MicroFocus
July, 2008 - Yap, Preferred Stock Financing
April, 2008 - Aldagen, Preferred Stock Financing
September, 2007 - Cognio, Sale to Cisco Systems
July, 2007 - Serenex, Preferred Stock Financing
March, 2007 - Merrion Pharmaceuticals, Initial Public Offering (Ireland)
January, 2007 - Innerpulse, Preferred Stock Financing
June, 2006 - Cognio, OEM License Agreement with Leading Provider of Networking Hardware and Software
December, 2005 - Integrated Industrial Information, Sale of Assets to Adobe Systems Incorporated
September, 2005 - Sicel Technologies, Preferred Stock Financing
February, 2005 - Icagen, Initial Public Offering

Articles and Resources

January 08, 2008 - Formation of Corporations and LLCs
January 01, 2008 - Key Legal Issues in Selling a Business

Areas of Practice

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Recognition, Affiliations & Memberships

Founding President, Council for Entrepreneurial Development
Former Chairman, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Former Chairman, Business Innovation Technology Advancement Center
Founding Chairman, The Sports Council in Raleigh
Former Chairman, Triangle Community Foundation
Former Director, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Former Co-Chairman, Entrepreneurial Advisory Committee for the Catalyst Project
Co-Chair of the Sponsorship Committee, 2009 BIO Conference
Chairman of the Board of Directors, First Flight Venture Center
Chairman of the Board of Directors, NC IDEA
Member, Executive Committee, LawExchange International
Board of Directors, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Best Lawyers in America, recognized annually since 2001
Entrebizneur of the Year, Business Leader Magazine, 2007
Order of the Long Leaf Pine, 2006
University of Virginia Tech Transfer & Ventures Advisory Group, 2009

Education

J.D., University of Virginia, 1975
B.S., Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1971

Admissions

North Carolina
District of Columbia

Recent Deals

March, 2010 - Associated Partners, Acquisition of PEG Wireless

December, 2009 - RadarFind, Sale of Company

October, 2009 - Aldagen, Sale of Convertible Notes and Warrants

May, 2009 - Applied Genetic Technologies, Preferred Stock Financing

December, 2008 - Aldagen, Debt Financing

November, 2008 - Relativity Technologies, Sale to MicroFocus
July, 2008 - Yap, Preferred Stock Financing
April, 2008 - Aldagen, Preferred Stock Financing

September, 2007 - Cognio, Sale to Cisco Systems

July, 2007 - Serenex, Preferred Stock Financing
March, 2007 - Merrion Pharmaceuticals, Initial Public Offering (Ireland)
January, 2007 - Innerpulse, Preferred Stock Financing

June, 2006 - Cognio, OEM License Agreement with Leading Provider of Networking Hardware and Software
December, 2005 - Integrated Industrial Information, Sale of Assets to Adobe Systems Incorporated
September, 2005 - Sicel Technologies, Preferred Stock Financing
February, 2005 - Icagen, Initial Public Offering

Articles and Resources

January 08, 2008 - Formation of Corporations and LLCs
January 01, 2008 - Key Legal Issues in Selling a Business