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31st Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
April 28 – 29, 2011 • Chicago

Learn more about becoming a Garrett Affiliate or Sponsor

If you would prefer there is a form for mailing or faxing your registration (pdf).

About the Garrett Institute
The Institute was established in memory of Ray Garrett Jr., chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, a member of the faculty of Northwestern University School of Law, and a partner in the Chicago office of Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP, now Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. The Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute is designed to provide private practitioners and corporate counsel with a timely analysis of current securities and corporate law developments confronting publicly and privately held corporations.

Registration and Tuition
Regular tuition for the Garrett Institute is $950 per person. Early bird discounted price is $800 per person through April 1. For group discounts, please see our Affiliate Program. Registration includes an extensive set of program materials distributed at the Institute as well as lunches, breaks, and a reception. On-site registration is only available as space permits and requires an additional $100 fee. Registration is for the full two days of the program for one individual. Shared registration is not available.

Course Materials
For registered participants, course materials will be available for download approximately one week prior to the event. Registrants will also receive a set of course materials on CD-ROM or USB drive upon check-in. Registrants and non-registrants may purchase additional copies of the materials for $100. Printed materials are no longer available. You may bring your laptop to the program – power strips will be available in the plenary sessions.

Cancellation Policy
Full tuition refunds will be made for all written cancellations received by April 14. A $250 administrative fee will be deducted from refunds on written cancellations received after April 14. No refunds will be given for cancellations made after April 21, 2011.

Special Hotel Rates
Registrants for the Garrett Institute are entitled to a special hotel rate at the Wyndham Chicago, 633 North St. Clair, Chicago (312-573-0300 or toll-free 1-800-996-3426), which is only a short walk from the Law School. Subject to availability, the rate is $149 for a single or double room booked by April 10, 2011. Be sure to identify yourself as a Northwestern Law Garrett Institute participant.

If you experience problems reserving a room, contact Maryanne Martinez at 312-503-8988 or via e-mail.

Continuing Legal Education Credit
As a program sponsored by Northwestern University School of Law, the Garrett Institute is recognized for mandatory continuing legal education credit in most states. Northwestern Law is an Accredited CLE Provider in the state of Illinois.

Sponsors
Northwestern Law's professional education department hosts numerous continuing legal education programs designed to provide attorneys, both firm and in-house, with information and solutions to the complex questions that confront the legal community today. Timely and topical, the roster of programs addresses a variety of legal topics. Learn more about becoming a 2011 Sponsor.

Location
The Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute is held in Thorne Auditorium, 375 East Chicago Avenue, on the Chicago campus of Northwestern University and not the Evanston campus.

Affiliate Program
Affiliates of the Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute are law firms which recognize the value of continuing legal education and the Institute as a premier forum for corporate and securities law in the Midwest. Learn more about becoming a 2011 Affiliate.