Robert Evans

Robert Evans serves as a Lecturer in Law in an adjunct capacity while maintaining an active legal practice. He currently heads the Capital Markets group at Locke Lord LLP (an AMLAW 100 firm), having previously held significant roles at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as Deputy Director and Chief of the Office of International Corporate Finance (2017-2019), and at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York.

His expertise centers on securities law and capital markets, with extensive experience in IPOs, convertible bonds, debt securities, and cross-border transactions involving European and Latin American companies. He specializes in representing investment banks in public offerings and Rule 144A/Reg S offerings, while his recent practice expansion includes corporate governance and ESG matters. As an educator, he teaches Ethics for Corporate and Securities Lawyers and Advanced Fundamentals for Corporate Lawyers, building on prior collaborations with Bob Mundheim (former Penn Carey Law School Dean) on ethics training for investment bank in-house counsel.

Professional leadership includes membership in the American Law Institute and American College of Governance Counsel, co-headship of the WGLO's Capital Markets/Public Securities Affinity Group, and chairing the ABA Subcommittee on Securities Law Opinions. His practice emphasizes securities law compliance, risk management, and governance consultation for major financial institutions.