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29th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
April 30 – May 1, 2009 • Chicago
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Baker & McKenzie LLP
Founded in 1949, Baker & McKenzie provides sophisticated advice and legal services to many of the world’s most dynamic and successful organizations through more than 3,900 locally qualified lawyers and 7,000 professional staff in 69 offices and 39 countries. Baker & McKenzie is known for having a deep understanding of the language and culture of business, an uncompromising commitment to excellence, and world-class fluency in the way we think, work and behave. More
Jenner & Block LLP
Jenner & Block is a full-service law firm with approximately 500 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York and Washington, DC serving the global business community. Founded in 1914, the firm has been widely recognized for consistently delivering excellent legal representation in the boardroom and the courtroom. Our clients range from the top ranks of the Fortune 500, large privately held corporations and financial services institutions to emerging companies, family-run businesses and individuals. Jenner & Block is also recognized as leader in pro bono advocacy, having been consistently ranked as one of the top ten pro bono firms in the country. More
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Founded nearly 100 years ago, Kirkland & Ellis is a 1,500-attorney law firm representing global clients in complex corporate, litigation, intellectual property, restructuring, tax, real estate and counseling matters from offices in nine major cities around the world. In every year since 1995, Kirkland has ranked as one of the most frequently used firms by Fortune 100 companies in The National Law Journal survey, "Who Represents Corporate America." In addition, Kirkland was named the 2008 Banking Team of the Year at the third annual Dow Jones Private Equity News Awards for Excellence in Advisory Services. More
K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates delivers legal services on an integrated and global basis, with 1,900 lawyers located in 32 cities on three continents. We represent a broad array of capital markets participants, leading global corporations in every major industry, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. We also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, and philanthropic organizations. Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation. We are leaders in legal issues relating to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds – technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences, among others. More
Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins is a global leader in corporate finance, capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, workouts and restructurings, and complex business litigation. With significant presence in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the firm earns praise worldwide for work on high-profile and groundbreaking matters. Latham has ranked among the top-10 in The American Lawyer's A-List since the list was created as a way to determine which firms have been able to build successful practices without giving up the core values of the legal profession. More
Mayer Brown LLP
Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with approximately 1,000 lawyers in the Americas, 300 in Asia and 500 in Europe. The firm serves many of the world's largest companies and financial services organizations, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng Index companies and most of the major investment banks. We provide legal services in areas such as Supreme Court and appellate, litigation, corporate and securities, finance, real estate, tax, intellectual property, government and global trade, restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency, and environmental. More
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP is a Chicago-based law firm providing legal services to a diverse group of clients in a wide array of domestic and global business transactions and litigation matters. Our clients include privately and publicly held companies, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations and high net worth individuals. Our client base reflects virtually every business industry, including a number of Fortune 100 companies. Today, Neal Gerber Eisenberg is a firm of over 200 attorneys spanning 23 practice groups who share common values of integrity, a dedication to high quality legal services and a commitment to diversity. More
Schiff Hardin LLP
Schiff Hardin LLP was founded in 1864. In the past 145 years we have grown to nearly 400 attorneys, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Lake Forest, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. As a general practice firm with local and international clients, Schiff Hardin has strong capabilities in most legal disciplines. Our corporate and securities attorneys represent a wide range of organizations and individuals engaged in business, from Fortune 500 companies to mid-sized and smaller enterprises. We provide a full range of services for our clients, whether with respect to individual transactions or as ongoing corporate counsel. More
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP, with more than 1800 lawyers in 16 offices, is one of the world’s largest law firms. Sidley combines practical experience, extensive knowledge and a commitment to providing quality legal services responsive to the needs of its local, regional, national and international clients. The firm offers its clients extensive experience in transactional, regulatory and litigation matters spanning virtually every area of substantive law. Every year since the inception of the award in 2003, Sidley has been named to Legal Business' Global Elite, its designation for the 18 firms "that define the pinnacle of the legal profession." More
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Serving clients in every major international financial center, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates ("Skadden") is one of the leading law firms in the world, with 24 offices and more than 2,000 attorneys. Our diversified practice enables us to offer solutions to challenging legal issues in virtually every area of corporate law, providing the advice clients need to compete in a global business environment. Skadden represents a broad spectrum of clients, including approximately 50 percent of the Fortune 250 industrial and service corporations, as well as financial and governmental entities, small high-technology start-up companies, and cultural, educational and charitable institutions. For 60 years, the firm has advised such entities in many of the most significant corporate and litigation matters worldwide. More
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Sonnenschein's Corporate Practice offers clients a full range of services for their transactional needs. Our attorneys practice in a variety of areas, including Securities, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, Private Equity & Buyouts, Franchising, Fund Formation, Islamic Finance, Outsourcing, Public Finance and Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies, as well as in specialized practices serving clients in the Media & Entertainment and Renewable Energy sectors, and those doing business in Asia. We are recognized for our proven ability to balance risk management with deal execution, always focusing on achieving the goals of our clients. Our reputation as trusted advisors, and the results we deliver, is best demonstrated by the enduring relationships we maintain with our clients, who include Fortune 500 companies, investment funds, banks, financial advisors and entrepreneurs. More
Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm that assists clients in virtually every corporate legal area. Our diverse mergers and acquisitions attorneys represent acquiring and acquired companies and investment banks in connection with public takeovers, private acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, divestitures, joint ventures, and proxy contests. Our attorneys have handled M&A transactions of all sizes and of all degrees of complexity, and have represented an exceptionally diverse base of clients, including buyers, sellers, and funding sources. We emphasize creative financing solutions that include business planning. We also advise clients on related tax, labor, litigation, and regulatory issues. More
