Glen E. Caplan

Glen's practice consists of counseling emerging growth technology and life science companies across a broad spectrum of sectors, including networking, software systems and applications, consumer electronics, video games, retail, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Glen counsels his clients through each stage of the company's life cycle, including its initial corporate formation and other general corporate matters, venture capital financings, initial and secondary public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate governance and securities laws compliance.

Glen joined Hutchison Law Group in March 2005 after practicing in the Silicon Valley office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., the premier law firm in Silicon Valley.

Glen received his law degree from the Duke University School of Law in 2002. He received his B.S. in Business, cum laude, from The Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy at Wake Forest University in 1999.

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson is a corporate and commercial law firm committed to providing each client with comprehensive legal services of the highest quality.  For more than fifty years, we have provided innovative solutions to our clients' business needs from both a legal and practical perspective.  The firm has a wide-ranging business practice and serves as counsel to public and closely held enterprises operating in domestic and foreign markets, individuals, municipal, county and state agencies, public utilities, health care institutions, financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, and investment funds of various types.  The breadth of experience derived from these representations has equipped our firm to anticipate and respond to the rapid changes that define today's business environment.

                                       Zach Bishop

                                                                            Attorney with Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton

Zach’s practice is concentrated on technology and corporate transactions, including the licensing and distribution of intellectual property, business process and information technology outsourcing, technology acquisition and development, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate matters. Zach's practice includes the representation of prominent video game and middleware developers on a full range of matters. He has significant experience in sourcing and complex technology transactions. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Zach practiced in the Raleigh office of Hunton & Williams LLP and the Atlanta office of Alston & Bird LLP.

Zach received his B.A. in Economics from Duke University and received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Tulane University Law School. Zach served as an Assistant Managing Editor for the Tulane Law Review and is a member of the Order of the Coif.

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton has provided full-service legal representation on a local, regional and national basis since 1979. We are an entrepreneurial law firm with a focus on growth-oriented businesses. We handle sophisticated financial and corporate transactions and complex commercial litigation as well as other legal needs of dynamic companies. We also serve as trusted business advisors to founders, investors, directors and management. Organizationally, Wyrick Robbins is divided into four sections: Corporate, Litigation, Commercial Real Estate and Wealth Preservation. Our clients range from startup and early-stage companies to established growth companies. Over the past three decades, our firm has grown to become one of the largest law firms based in the Research Triangle Park area. One important reason for our growth has been the value proposition we offer clients-high-quality legal services that deliver practical solutions-all at a reasonable cost.

Jason S. Wood

Jason's practice focuses on intellectual property transactions and strategic partnerships, primarily for clients in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Jason joined the firm in 2000.

Jason received his B.S. in Biology from Duke University and his M.S. in Biology from the University of California, San Diego. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was an editor of the Virginia Law Review. Jason is also a member of the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates.

Prior to attending law school, Jason worked in the Office of Technology Development at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, where he managed the Institute's relationships with major pharmaceutical companies and negotiated licenses and other agreements with emerging ventures.

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton has provided full-service legal representation on a local, regional and national basis since 1979. We are an entrepreneurial law firm with a focus on growth-oriented businesses. We handle sophisticated financial and corporate transactions and complex commercial litigation as well as other legal needs of dynamic companies. We also serve as trusted business advisors to founders, investors, directors and management. Organizationally, Wyrick Robbins is divided into four sections: Corporate, Litigation, Commercial Real Estate and Wealth Preservation. Our clients range from startup and early-stage companies to established growth companies. Over the past three decades, our firm has grown to become one of the largest law firms based in the Research Triangle Park area. One important reason for our growth has been the value proposition we offer clients-high-quality legal services that deliver practical solutions-all at a reasonable cost.

                Justyn J. Kasierski

Attorney with Hutchison Law Group

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 start-up and formation, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and strategic partnerships.

Justyn joined Hutchison Law Group after practicing in the Waltham office of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigan, 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. 

Hutchison Law Group moving rapidly toward its goal since its founding in 1996, is a leading law firm serving the business and intellectual property needs of the corporate technology communities in the Southeast. We concentrate in the life sciences and information technology sectors, as well as on companies spinning out of university and research institutions as they move toward commercialization of technology of all kinds. Hutchison Law Group has become synonymous with innovation and growth, largely because our lawyers understand the needs of technology and other early-stage companies and apply this knowledge to every client problem. Our work extends well beyond the conventional legal counsel to the use of networking and business connections to assist our business partners. Our clients' success fuels our firm's sense of worth. We represent selected start-up companies and are typically retained by these companies as they grow, prosper and become even larger concerns. 

Andrew Schwab 

Entrepreneur

Andrew Schwab is a Successful entrepreneur with over 25 years of technology experience with an emphasis on early stage development of technology based startup companies.  He is an experienced, self motivated senior executive with proven management and startup skills covering all phases of technology commercialization.  His diverse background includes extensive knowledge of the Internet and related technologies, e-business startup and expansion and emerging technology evaluation and integration with existing business models and processes.    

Mike Johnston

Attorney with Moore & Van Allen

A former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency environmental engineer, co-leader of the Intellectual Property group and MVA Patent Team co-manager, Mike Johnston brings deep technical and legal experience to his patent law practice.

He possesses extensive know-how in preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications in the mechanical, computer software, chemical and biotechnology arts.  He also administers and manages clients' patent portfolios, including the payment of annuities and maintenance fees, and prepares and evaluates patent assignments and license agreements.

In addition, Mr. Johnston counsels clients on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including patent procurement and patentability, patent infringement and validity opinions, and litigation.    

Moore & Van Allen has over 300 legal professionals, a long history of civic service, and noted national, regional and local clients.  Moore & Van Allen ranks among the Southeast's preeminent and fastest growing full-service law firms.  We believe our ability to help our clients achieve success remains an uncommon art. 

Brooks Malone

Certified Public Accountant

Brooks has 22 years of public accounting experience. He joined Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG) in 1990 and became partner in 1997.  Prior to joining HPG, Brooks worked at McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Brooks works with clients in a variety of industries including information technology, medical device, life science and biotechnology, construction and real estate, service companies and non-profit organizations.  Brooks' areas of concentration include financial reporting, business consulting and financial planning.

Brooks also co-leads the knowledge-based industries (KBI) practice team that serves high-growth and investor-backed technology companies and their founders and executives including information technology (software, SaaS, hardware, and related industries) medical devices, and life science (pharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical, CRO, and related industries).

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP is one of the Triangle's largest locally owned and managed CPA firms - delivering value through local, national and international resources.  Our team-based culture, embodied by REACH, enables us to develop strong, successful client relationships through the retention of talented, experienced, entrepreneurial professionals. 

                          Merrill Mason

                                                         Attorney with Smith Anderson          

With extensive experience representing technology and life sciences companies, Mr. Mason represents companies at all stages of development with particular emphasis on emerging and entrepreneurial enterprises.

Prior to joining Smith Anderson, Mr. Mason co-founded Triangle-based Hutchison + Mason in 1996 where his leadership helped the firm grow to 20 lawyers specializing in meeting the general corporate needs of technology and life sciences companies.

Passionate about working with developing entrepreneurs and law students, Mr. Mason has taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Smith Anderson was founded in 1912, Smith Anderson has grown to become the largest Research Triangle-based business and litigation law firm and one of the largest in North Carolina. Representing diverse organizations with local, state, national and international interests, for their 100-year history their lawyers have remained committed to understanding clients' businesses and customizing legal solutions accordingly. This commitment also extends to their community and the legal profession.