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Recent Updates and Announcements:

3/21/05 – “Ask the SEC”: Garrett Attendees Get Practical Answers
Have you ever wondered what exactly it means to "cooperate" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on an investigation? Find out at the Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute where Linda Thomsen, Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, and other officials from the SEC will answer your questions directly. The Garrett Institute includes two open forums called “Ask the SEC”. More...

2/21/05 - SEC Chairman Donaldson discussed the Commission's mutual fund agenda and the role that independent directors play in reinforcing that agenda in a speech before the Mutual Fund Directors Forum on February 16th. The chairman remarked on industry reforms that the Commission has initiated centering on internal fund governance and oversight systems.
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2/14/05 – Kevin O’Hara to Speak at 25th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
Technology is changing the face of America’s financial markets. Many say electronic stock exchanges are a cheaper, faster, and more accurate method of trading. But what does this mean for investors, corporations and the future of American trading?
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2/1/05 - Securities Regulation Institute - M&A Panel Presentation Now Available
One of the more popular sessions at the institute, “Counseling Directors in M&A Transactions,” covered such topics as the current takeover environment, board conduct and governance, and executive compensation in the M&A context. To review the panel slide presentation, please go to our Resources Page. An important note, these materials supersede the materials handed out at the institute as some of the information has been corrected or updated. In addition, you may note the elimination of the appendix on venture-backed M&A, due to possible inconsistencies/inaccuracies in the data.


Executive and Professional Education Programs:
Securities Regulation Institute
January 19-21, 2005   Coronado, California

Mutual Fund Directors Forum: Fifth Annual Policy Conference
February 16-17, 2005   Washington, D.C.
Critical Issues for Investment Company Directors
Featured speakers - William H. Donaldson, Chairman, United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Paul F. Roye, Director, Division of Investment Management, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Topics to be discussed include fund governance and the role of the independent chair, fund directors and the chief compliance officer, recommended best practices, new challenges for fund directors in fund distribution, oversight of best execution and the use of soft dollars, and the director's role in litigation.

April 14-15, 2005   Chicago, Illinois
The Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Institute is designed to provide private practitioners and corporate counsel with a timely analysis of current and critical securities and corporate law issues and developments confronting publicly and privately held corporations. This year’s Institute includes a mock trial hearing with Justice Jack B. Jacobs, Delaware Supreme Court presiding, and features two question and answer sessions with members of the SEC. Key staff members from the Division of Corporation Finance, Enforcement, and the General Counsel’s office will be attending. The Institute will cover disclosure and accounting issues, indemnification of directors and officers, structuring negotiated public company deals, and the evolution of special committees. This year’s keynote speech will be delivered by Jerry Putnam, CEO of Archipelago Holdings, Inc., Chicago.

48th Annual Short Course for Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
July 25-29, 2005   Chicago, Illinois
The Short Course for Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases brings together some of the most talented and skilled defense lawyers and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas. The five-day program includes an entire day dedicated to trial technique and an entire day focused on forensic science.

60th Annual Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys
July 25-29, 2005   Chicago, Illinois
Now in its 60th year, the Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys was founded by the late Fred E. Inbau and is the oldest continuing education program in the country. The objective of the course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary for the highest standards of law practice in the criminal justice system. The course is aimed both at those who are in court on a daily basis and to those in supervisory positions. Sessions will include lectures on recent developments in constitutional criminal procedure and selectable workshops on topics of interest to you. A full day is dedicated to trial techniques with another dedicated to scientific/ forensic evidence.

September 29-30, 2005   Chicago, Illinois
December 1-2, 2005   San Francisco, California
   


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