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William H. Hinman
William Hinman
Director, Division of Corporation Finance

Previous SEC Positions:

William H. Hinman was named Director of the Division of Corporation Finance in May 2017. The Division seeks to ensure that investors are provided with material information in order to make informed investment decisions, provides interpretive assistance to companies with respect to SEC rules, and makes recommendations to the Commission regarding new and existing rules.

Before serving at the Commission, Mr. Hinman was a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he practiced in the corporate finance group. He has advised issuers and underwriters in capital raising transactions and corporate acquisitions in a wide range of industries, including technology, e-commerce, and the life-sciences.

Prior to joining Simpson Thacher in 2000, Mr. Hinman was the managing partner of Shearman & Sterling’s San Francisco and Menlo Park offices. He received his B.A. from Michigan State University with honors in 1977 and his J.D. in 1980 from Cornell University Law School, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of the Cornell Law Review. He is a member of the Bar Association of the State of California and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Mr. Hinman also is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Speeches

The Regulation of Corporation Finance – A Principles-Based Approach
Nov. 18, 2020
Applying a Principles-Based Approach to Disclosing Complex, Uncertain and Evolving Risks
March 15, 2019
Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic)
June 14, 2018
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Joint Statement Regarding Complex Financial Products and Retail Investors
Oct. 28, 2020
Statement on SEC Response to the Report of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets
Aug. 10, 2020
An Update on the Commission’s Targeted Regulatory Relief to Assist Market Participants Affected by COVID-19 and Ensure the Orderly Function of our Markets
June 26, 2020
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Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance”
April 26, 2018
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