Bio

Andrew Hoffman is a partner in the Palo Alto and San Francisco offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. His practice focuses on corporate and securities work for both public and private companies across all stages of growth, as well as for financial institutions, venture capital firms, and other investors. Andy has represented clients across a wide range of industries, including software, semiconductors, life sciences, energy, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and telecommunications. Andy's broad capital markets experience includes initial public, follow-on, and secondary equity offerings; investment-grade, high-yield, and convertible debt offerings; and private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions. He advises a number of public companies with respect to corporate governance, exchange-listing standards, SEC compliance and disclosure requirements, and other complex corporate and securities law matters, and frequently represents investment banks in their underwriting transactions. Andy also counsels private companies in matters ranging from incorporation to venture capital financing, strategic investments, growth capital, and fiduciary duties, as well as represents major venture capital and private equity firms. In addition, Andy is a regular speaker on matters related to capital markets transactions, SEC disclosure requirements, and corporate governance matters.