The 2027 Securities Regulation Institute is a three-day, in-person conference hosted by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. All sessions are in Pacific Standard Time. Additional session details coming soon. Session times and speakers are subject to change.
Monday, February 1, 2027
7 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast
8–8:10 a.m. - Welcome and Overview
8:10–8:50 a.m. - Embracing Technology: What it Means for the Markets and Your Practice
8:50–9 a.m. - Break
9–9:45 a.m. - Alan B. Levenson Keynote Address
9:45–9:55 a.m. - Break
9:55–10:55 a.m. - General Counsel Roundtable
10:55–11:10 a.m. - Break
11:10–11:55 a.m. - Capital Markets: Private Offerings
11:55 a.m.–1:10 p.m. - Lunch (provided)
1:10–1:55 p.m. - Capital Markets: Public Offerings
1:55–2:05 p.m. - Break
2:05–3:05 p.m. - Developments in the Division of Corporation Finance
3:05–3:15 p.m. - Break
3:15–4:15 p.m. - Ethics
4:15–4:30 p.m. - Break
4:30–5:30 p.m. - Shareholder Activism
5:30–6:45 p.m. - Attendee Reception
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
7:15 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
8–9:15 a.m. - Recurring Disclosure Challenges
9:15–9:30 a.m. - Break
9:30–10:30 a.m. - Accounting & Auditing
10:30–10:40 a.m. - Break
10:40–11:40 a.m. - Proxy Panel and Shareholder Meeting Developments
11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m. - Lunch (provided)
12:30–1:15 p.m. - David S. Ruder Luncheon Address
1:15–1:25 p.m. - Break
1:25–2:25 p.m. - State Corporate Law Developments
2:25–3:15 p.m. - Ice Cream Social
3:15–3:25 p.m. - Break
3:25–4:25 p.m. - M&A
4:25–4:35 p.m. - Break
4:35–5:35 p.m. - The Lightning Round: 30 Topics in 60 Minutes!
Wednesday, February 3, 2027
7:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
8–9 a.m. - Developments in the Division of Enforcement
9–9:10 a.m. - Break
9:10–10:25 a.m. - SEC and Private Litigation Trends
10:25–10:40 a.m. - Break
10:40–11:25 a.m. - Internal Investigations and Whistleblowers
11:25–11:55 a.m. - Break for Boxed Lunch
11:55 a.m.–12:55 p.m. - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Laws but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask...
12:55 p.m. - Institute Concludes
