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Garrett Institute
29th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
April 30 – May 1, 2009 • Chicago
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Special Hotel Rates
Registrants for the 2009 Garrett Institute are entitled to a special hotel rate at the Wyndham Chicago, 633 North St. Clair, located just a few blocks from the Law School. Subject to availability, the rate is $159 for a single or double room booked before April 10, 2009. To secure this rate, call 312-573-0300 and 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.
Program Overview
The Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute is the pre-eminent securities law conference in the Midwest. It is the only Midwest conference that brings together senior officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission and leading securities practitioners.
Join over 450 firm and in-house attorneys for a discussion of current issues affecting today's corporate and securities lawyer including:
- Developments in the Capital Markets Following the Financial Crisis
- Developments in M&A
- Changes in the Structure of Market Regulation
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Update
- Current Developments in Executive Compensation
- Changing Accounting Standards (and Possible Modifications as a Result of the Financial Crisis)
- SEC Enforcement, Securities Litigation and Criminal Proceedings Arising From the Financial Crisis and Lessons Learned
- Developments in Governance and Lessons Learned from the Financial Crisis
- Mock Argument Before Justice Jack B. Jacobs of the Delaware Supreme Court
- Maintaining the Attorney-Client Privilege
Learn more about becoming a 2009 Affiliate
CLE Credit
CLE credit is available for participants in most states with mandatory CLE requirements, including Illinois. Please direct specific questions regarding your
CLE requirements to your state bar. Questions regarding Northwestern Law's accreditation process may be directed to Megan Fiorentino, CLE Coordinator,
by phone at (312) 503-4213 or by e-mail.
About the Garrett Institute
The Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute is designed to provide private practitioners and corporate counsel with a timely analysis of critical securities and corporate law issues, and developments confronting publicly and privately held corporations. The Institute was established in memory of Ray Garrett Jr., Chairman of the U.S. 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.
