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Joshua M. Hayes
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Joshua M. Hayes
Josh practices corporate law, where he regularly advises entrepreneurs, startups, established companies and investors across a wide range of sectors, including software, digital marketplaces, web 3.0, medical devices, gene therapy, biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals and hemp/cannabis. He has a wealth of experience in corporate, commercial and transactional matters, including early- and late-stage equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, spinouts, licensing and corporate governance. Before joining Hutchison, Josh practiced in the Charlotte office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP where he represented a wide variety of regional and national companies in transactional, regulatory compliance and copyright and trademark matters.
Recognition, Affiliations & Memberships
- Member, Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- Member, North Carolina Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
Education
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 2013
- M.A., Teaching, Duke University, 2008
- B.A., English and Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007
Admissions
- North Carolina
Languages
- Proficient in both written and spoken Japanese
- Beginning level Spanish language skills
Select Publications & Presentations
- Joshua M. Hayes, "Mitigating Regulatory Risks Affecting the Wood and Furniture Industries: The Lacey Act," Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Insights Newsletter, Summer 2017
- Joshua M. Hayes, "Estate Planning and Asset Protection under the new North Carolina LLC Act," Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Insights Newsletter, Spring 2015
- David Conaway and Joshua M. Hayes, "Attorney-Client Privilege for In-House Counsel in Light of Wal-Mart and GM Ignition Switch Litigation," Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Insights Newsletter, Spring 2015
- Joshua M. Hayes, "A Derivative Suit by any other Name: Challenging Manger Actions in Alternative Entities," Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Insights Newsletter, Fall 2014
- Joshua M. Hayes, ''Navigating Foreclosure in States with 'One-Action Rules'," Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Insights Newsletter, Spring 2014