This one-day conference will focus on current controversies in the mutual fund industry. The goal of the conference is to bring together leaders from the bar, the bench, industry, and academe to discuss the role of mutual funds in the financial system and their relationships to investors and issuers, as informed by recent events. The conference is an opportunity for diverse groups in the legal community to exchange ideas regarding policy issues raised by the dominance of mutual funds and other institutional investors in the US economy.

The conference is supported by a generous contribution from T. Rowe Price Associates.

The brochure for the 2004 symposium can be found here.

Schedule

2004
Friday, November 5th
9:00 AM

Presentations and Discussions

Richard A. Booth, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Lisa M. Fairfax, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
James J. Hanks Jr., Venable LLP, Baltimore
Diane E. Ambler, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Washington
Margaret A. Bancroft, Dechert LLP, New York
Jay G. Baris, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York
Lucian A. Bebchuk, Harvard University Law School
John C. Bogle, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center
Michael P. DeGeorge, National Association for Variable Annuities
Timothy J. Forde, Investment Company Institute
William H. Foulk Jr., Alliance Capital Management
Tamar Frankel, Boston University School of Law
Michael I. Garland, AFLCIO
Joseph R. Hardiman, Independent Mutual Fund
Henry H. Hopkins, T. Rowe Price Associates
Henry T.C. Hu, University of Texas School of Law
Patrick S. McGunn, Institutional Shareholder Services
Susan Nash, Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Investment Management
Amy Olmert, Legg Mason
John F. Olson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Washington
Alan R. Palmiter, Wake Forest University School of Law
Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego School of Law
Richard M. Phillips, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, San Francisco
Frank C. Razzano, Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP, Washington
Thomas R. Smith Jr., Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, New York
Earl D. Weiner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM