Frank Hinman, J.D.

Frank Hinman spent 25 years practicing competition and appellate law at a large international law firm. He served as Co-Chair of his firm’s antitrust and appellate practice groups, as Managing Partner of its Silicon Valley office, and in ABA Antitrust Section leadership. A frequent writer and speaker on competition issues, he was rated among California’s leading antitrust lawyers by Chambers and other publications.

Collaborating extensively with many of the country’s top industrial organization economists, Frank handled all aspects of private and agency antitrust matters for technology companies, college sports leagues, and firms in healthcare, consumer electronics, payments and other industries. He handled appeals across the country on antitrust, products liability, and commercial matters.

In his consulting practice, Frank focuses on the legal-economic interface to drive clients’ matters to a successful and efficient resolution, with an emphasis on expert reports, admissibility challenges and defenses, and deposition and trial preparation. He has worked on matters related to competition, price discrimination, patent misuse, false advertising, patent damages, business torts and injunctive relief in pharmaceutical, medical device, Internet security, semiconductor, and other industries.

Frank has a B.A. in economics, cum laude, from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from UC Law San Francisco (formerly Hastings). He is retired from the practice of law.