Ray Garrett, Jr., former chairman of the SEC

IN MEMORIAM: RAY GARRETT, JR., FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
August 1920 - February 1980

The 26th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute will take place May 4-5, 2006, in Chicago.

The Institute was established in memory of Ray Garrett Jr., Chairman of the SEC, member of the faculty of Northwestern University School of Law, and partner in the Chicago office of Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP.

A graduate of Yale, and Harvard Law School, Garrett served as an artillery officer in World War II, taking part in the Battle of the Bulge, and in the 50s worked for the SEC as the head of the Corporate Regulation Division. He was the beloved father of four. He died of cancer in February, 1980.

The Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law 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."

Known for his charisma and genius, solid understanding of the law, and ability to build consensus, he took the reins of the SEC at a difficult time, overseeing the deregulation of stock commissions. In his short lifetime he achieved much and his legacy continues.