attorney
Justyn advises technology and emerging growth companies at all stages of development across a range of industries, including software, e-commerce, video games and development, networking, advanced materials, clean-tech, alternative energy, medical devices, biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals. He also represents angel and venture capital funds in their fundraising and investment activities. Justyn counsels clients on day-to-day legal and business issues, and his transactional experience includes startup and formation, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and strategic partnerships.
Justyn joined Hutchison after practicing in the Waltham office of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, a national venture law firm. During his tenure at Gunderson Dettmer, Justyn represented a variety of private and public technology companies and also served as counsel for a number of leading venture capital funds.
Profile Details
Recognition, Affiliations & Memberships
- Board of Directors, Council of Entrepreneurial Development (CED) (2016-2018)
- Board of Directors, TTEC
- Advisory Board, Triangle Game Initiative
- Board of Directors, Florida Venture Forum
- Executive-in-Residence, North Carolina State University College of Management’s Technology, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Program
- Co-Chair, North Carolina Bar Association’s Technology and Emerging Growth Companies Committee
- Advisory Board, BASE, a sustainable business accelerator launched by the University of North Carolina’s Kenan Flagler Business School
- Leading Individual, Chambers and Partners, 2014-2017
- Best Lawyers in America, 2014-2017, 2019
- Managing Partner 2017-2020
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in: Technology Law, Venture Capital Law
- Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for: Technology Law, Raleigh (2021, 2023)
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Duke University Law School, 2000
- B.S., summa cum laude, University of Rhode Island, 1997
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- North Carolina
Articles & Resources
Articles
- Growth, Good People and Finding the Right Resources
July 29, 2021 - USF’s Tampa Bay Technology Incubator Welcomes Hutchison PLLC
May 22, 2017 - Hutchison PLLC Named to Chambers 2015 Corporate/M&A Segment
June 22, 2015 - Hutchison PLLC Named to Chambers and Partners Corporate/M&A Segment
June 24, 2014 - Four Hutchison Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers In America 2014
August 15, 2013 - Justyn Kasierski Named to Triangle Game Initiative Advisory Board
September 24, 2009
Areas of Practice