Michael Hutchings
Partner
Michael Hutchings
+1.206.505.4041
Overview
Michael Hutchings is a corporate attorney in Holland & Knight's Seattle office. Mr. Hutchings focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate governance and securities compliance, as well as provides strategic counsel to boards and executive leadership teams.
Mr. Hutchings provides general counsel services to public and private companies in the technology, consumer products and outdoor industries. He represents clients in a wide range of transactions, including M&A, public offerings, technology licensing deals, strategic partnerships, commercial agreements and venture capital financings.
Mr. Hutchings also advises companies, boards of directors, board committees and executive teams on complex governance matters, fiduciary duties and public company disclosure obligations, and securities law compliance. His work often involves sensitive board dynamics, shareholder engagement and navigating evolving regulatory expectations.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Hutchings is a frequent speaker on topics relating to corporate finance, M&A, securities laws and corporate governance. He also chairs the Corporate Act Revision Committee of the Washington State Bar Association, where he leads ongoing efforts to modernize and refine Washington's corporate statutes.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Hutchings was an attorney at a global law firm in its Seattle office and previously served as general counsel of a hardware company.
Representative Experience
- Represented AuthenticID, a pioneer in the identity verification and fraud detection space and a portfolio company of Long Ridge Equity Partners, in its sale to Incode Technologies Inc., the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven identity and trust technologies and a portfolio company of General Atlantic
- Represented a developer of casual video games in its sale to a leading global game company in a transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion
- Represented a global athletic apparel company in its $500 million acquisition of a connected fitness company
- Represented a custom computer programming service in its $800 million acquisition by a middle-market private equity firm
- Represented a provider of advance cable rejuvenation services in its acquisition by a manufacturer of wiring devices for industrial automation
- Represented a manufacturer of computer peripheral equipment in its $800 million acquisition by a global industrial conglomerate
- Represented a provider of unified messaging systems in its $300 million acquisition by a leading internet networking company
- Represented a dental and orthodontic software as a service (SaaS) provider in its acquisition by a provider of data processing, hosting and related internet services based in the United Kingdom (U.K.)
- Represented a preeminent provider of outdoor recreational equipment and apparel in its acquisition of an adventure travel and guided tour company
- Represented a provider of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) business solutions in its acquisition of a managed information technology (IT) and telecom solutions provider
- Represented a digital outdoor mapping platform in its acquisition of a knowledge discovery and services platform
- Represented a sustainable fashion brand in its acquisition of a direct-to-consumer apparel company
- Represented a life sciences company developing noninvasive ablation technology in its acquisition by a U.K.-based asset manager
- Represented a health-focused food brand in its acquisition of a chain of grocery stores
- Represented a custom computer programming service in its strategic acquisition of a provider of geospatial imaging and analytics
- Represented a supercenter retailer in its acquisition by a Canadian retail conglomerate
- Represented a developer of complex embedded microprocessor-based applications in its acquisition of a developer of hardware and software products for corporate data centers
- Represented a biometric systems software provider in its merger with a provider of a suite of authentication and identity management solutions, forming a unified biometric security platform
- Represented a global athletic apparel company in multiple shelf registration offerings and registered resale offering on Form S-3
- Represented a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of vaccines in its underwritten IPO of common stock
- Represented a supercenter retailer in its public offering of common stock
- Represented a provider of software-driven networking solutions in its public offering of common stock
- Advised a provider of veterinary insurance in its underwritten IPO of common stock
- Represented a biometric systems software provider in a registered offering of common stock on Form S-2
- Represented a fabless semiconductor company in a registered tender offer for its outstanding equity securities
- Represented a provider of travel identification solutions in its IPO of common stock
- Represented a biometric systems software provider in multiple PIPE offerings
- Represented a biopharmaceutical company focused on aesthetic treatments used in dermatology and plastic surgery in a PIPE offering
- Represented a manufacturer of solid-state drives in a PIPE offering
- Represented a specialty pharmaceutical company in a PIPE offering
- Represented a biometric systems software provider in a registered offering of common stock on Form S-4
- Represented a venture fund in a $6 million Series A investment in a sustainability and energy certification platform
- Represented a venture fund in a $5 million Series A investment in a digital mapping and geospatial technology company
- Represented a venture fund in Series Seed, Series A and Series B investments in an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered home data and virtual inspection startup
- Represented a venture fund in a $5 million Series A investment in a language assessment and educational technology (EdTech) company
- Represented a customer engagement and outsourcing company in a $50 million Series D financing
- Represented a medical device company in a $10 million Series A financing
- Represented a sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand in Series Seed, Series A and Series B financings totaling more than $30 million
- Represented a digital identity and security analytics company in $100 million of later-stage Series E and Series E-1 investments
- Represented a health-focused food brand in $40 million of Series AA and Series B financings
- Represented a retail technology company in a $25 million Series D financing
- Represented a geospatial data and aerial imaging company in a $30 million Series C financing
- Represented the corporate venture arm of a national specialty outdoor retailer in multiple early-stage investments in consumer brands and emerging outdoor companies
- Represented the corporate venture arm of a global athletic apparel company in multiple strategic investments in early-stage fitness, wellness, and materials innovation companies
Credentials
Education
- Seattle University School of Law, J.D.
- University of Washington, MBA
- The University of Utah, B.A.
Bar Admissions/Licenses
- Washington
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Corporate Laws Committee, 2023-2029
- Washington State Bar Association, Corporate Act Revision Committee Chair, 2014-2025
- Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association (WBBA), Invest Northwest Conference Chair, 2011
- American Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
Honors & Awards
- Washington Super Lawyers magazine, 2005-2006; 2011-2025
- Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Washington Corporate/M&A, 2015-2025; Washington Corporate/Commercial, 2012-2014