About J.
J. George Hetherington is the President of the firm and Chair of its Corporate Department. He has been with the firm since 1978 and his practice is focused in the areas of corporate and health care law.Mr. Hetherington's corporate practice revolves around mergers, acquisitions, divestures, capital formation, securities law, joint ventures, contract negotiation and preparation and other transactional work for new and established Hawaii businesses and national and international companies doing business in Hawaii, as well as representation of Taft-Hartley trust funds in ERISA compliance and a variety of other matters. In addition, he represents owners and lessees of commercial real estate in sales, acquisitions, lease negotiations and financing transactions.Practice Areas: Health Care, Corporate and Business Law, Business Organizations and Activities
J. George Hetherington is the President of the firm and Chair of its Corporate Department. He has been with the firm since 1978 and his practice is focused in the areas of corporate and health care law.Mr. Hetherington's corporate practice revolves around mergers, acquisitions, divestures, capital formation, securities law, joint ventures, contract negotiation and preparation and other transactional work for new and established Hawaii businesses and national and international companies doing business in Hawaii, as well as representation of Taft-Hartley trust funds in ERISA compliance and a variety of other matters. In addition, he represents owners and lessees of commercial real estate in sales, acquisitions, lease negotiations and financing transactions.
Practice Areas: Health Care, Corporate and Business Law, Business Organizations and Activities
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Honolulu (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Honolulu (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Honolulu (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Honolulu (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Honolulu (2015)
- Recognized: Health Care Law
- Practice Area: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Practice Area: Litigation - Health Care
- Special Focus: Corporate
- Special Focus: Hospitals
- Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in Health Care Law, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2019
- Best Lawyers in Hawaii in Health Care
- Best Lawyers in America
- Honolulu Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year