Peter Hutcheon Receives 2018 ABA LLC, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Content Recognition

Peter D. Hutcheon, a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., has been awarded the “Professor Elizabeth ‘Beth’ S. Miller Content ‘Recognition’” by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Business Law’s LLC, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee for his contributions.  Highlighted were his long tenure as editor of The PUBOGRAM, his work on legislative drafting committees and on the uniform acts, his participation in Committee seminars as well as other ABA committees, and his over 30 columns in The PUBOGRAM.

Hutcheon practices primarily in the areas of business governance, commercial transactions, securities, banking, and finance.  He regularly counsels management of public and private companies and banking institutions on governance matters and is an expert on indemnification and insurance issues affecting directors and officers.  Hutcheon represents clients seeking investment capital from private placements, venture capital and private equity deals, and firm commitment underwritten offerings of securities.  Many of these financings involve high-tech businesses.  Hutcheon is experienced with securities matters ranging from stock options to dividend reinvestment plans, is familiar with bank regulatory matters, and has worked on mergers and acquisitions in the banking industry.  He is experienced in corporate and financing transactions and has represented both buyers and sellers in public and private corporate acquisition transactions, including public/private partnership deals, in deals involving over $2 billion.

A long-time member of the ABA’s Section of Business Law, LLC, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee, Hutcheon is one of three Observers to the Beneficial Ownership Task Force and was editor of the Committee’s newsletter, The PUBOGRAM, for 16 years.  He is the 2005 recipient of the Martin I. Lubaroff Award for his lifelong service to this Committee.  He was a director for 22 years (including 2 years as chair) of the New Jersey State Bar, Corporate and Business Law Section, and has chaired the State Bar’s Banking Law Section.  He was chairman of the New Jersey Corporate and Business Law Study Commission from its inception in 1989 to 2002, providing reports and suggestions on business law developments to the New Jersey Legislature and the Governor.  He chaired the New Jersey Securities Advisory Committee appointed by the Attorney General from 1995 to 2001 and has served as the ABA’s Liaison to the New Jersey Bureau of Securities for over 37 years.

Hutcheon is listed in the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities Law sections of the current edition of The Best Lawyers In America and has been included on the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers in the Business/Corporate section every year since its inception in 2005.  Additionally, he has authored numerous articles on business-related law topics including limited liability companies, securities, and directors and officer’s liability.

Hutcheon received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Williams College and his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

 Save as PDF