James Hamilton

My blogs

Industry	Publishing
Occupation	Principal Analyst
Introduction	Jim Hamilton is a Principal Analyst at Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a leading provider of corporate and securities information, and a prolific blogger (Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities Regulation at http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/). Hamilton has been tracking, analyzing and explaining securities law and regulation for nearly 30 years as an analyst for CCH. He has written and spoken extensively on federal securities law and has been cited as an authority by a federal court. His analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Manual: A Handbook for the Act and SEC Rules, is considered a definitive explanation of the Act. His other works include the popular guidebook Responsibilities of Corporate Officers and Directors under Federal Securities Law, the Guide to Internal Controls, and the monthly newsletter Hedge Funds and Private Equity: Regulatory and Risk Management Update. In addition to his many books and articles, Hamilton serves as a leading contributor to the industry-standard publication, the CCH Federal Securities Law Reporter. Hamilton received an LL.M. from New York University School of Law.
Interests	Federal securities law, corporate governance, derivatives regulation