Mr. Evans has experience advising on public and private offerings as well as securities law compliance and corporate governance. He has been a frequent speaker and writer on these topics in addition to legal ethics in business. Recently Mr. Evans worked at Shearman & Sterling LLP as a partner in the firm’s capital markets practice. He was also a member of the TriBar Opinion Committee, the Working Group on Legal Opinions, the American Law Institute, and Co-Chair of Shearman & Sterling’s Opinion Committee.

He has extensive transactional practice as well, and SEC Chairman Jay Clayton indicated that Mr. Evans has been a leading voice on the issues concerning how investors and companies interact with public and private markets. “The Division of Corporation Finance will benefit greatly from [his] extensive experience and his commitment to advancing the SEC’s mission,” said Mr. Clayton.

Mr. Evans will join Deputy Director Shelley Parratt as a senior adviser to William Hinman, the division’s director.

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Robert Evans III Named Deputy Director in SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (www.sec.gov)