Hutchison is a boutique law firm practicing in the areas of corporate, venture capital, intellectual property protection, licensing and corporate partnering, mergers, and acquisitions, securities, employment law, benefits and compensation, and tax. The firm offers services to a wide range of industries including technology, life science, advanced materials and clean technologies, university spin-outs and venture funds. Hutchison was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.