Jeffrey S. Hochman is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York. Mr. Hochman specializes in mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private equity transactions (including venture capital transactions), and general corporate and securities law. He has led the firm’s efforts on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other corporate governance initiatives, writing many of the Firm’s memoranda on these issues and advising various Boards and committees.
Over the past several years, Mr. Hochman has worked closely with a broad range of companies, including insurance, pharmaceutical and technology companies. He advises issuers on ongoing SEC disclosure and other corporate matters, while also representing underwriters in connection with various securities offerings. Mr. Hochman has also worked on a number of “going private” transactions and special committee assignments, as well as other securities and M&A transactions.
Selected Professional and Business Activities
Mr. Hochman is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. He has spoken on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and corporate governance issues, MD&A, negotiating merger agreements and other corporate and securities issues for the Practising Law Institute.
EDUCATION
- 1991, Columbia University School of Law, J.D.
- 1988, Columbia University, B.S.
- 1988, Yeshiva University, B.A.
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