The Gauer Distinguished Lecture in Law and Public Policy is a major scholarly discourse by a national or world leader. Its primary purpose is to encourage debate by presenting, publishing, and disseminating original work on an important constitutional, legal, or public policy issue of the day.

The Lecture is funded through an endowment established by Edward and Marion Gauer. Mr. Gauer, now deceased, was a California businessman and philanthropist dedicated to constitutional and intellectual studies.

The National Legal Center for the Public Interest was founded in 1975 to foster knowledge about law and the administration of justice, especially with respect to individual rights, free enterprise, property ownership, limited government, and a fair and efficient judiciary. In 2007, the National Legal Center merged into AEI and became the AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest.

The 2007 Gauer Distinguished Lecture will be given by the Honorable Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Mr. Cox's subject will be "The Rise of Sovereign Business."

For further information, see www.aeilegalcenter.org.

Tickets to this event are available for purchase at $15,000 for a table of ten or $2,000 per person. To purchase tickets, contact Jessica Browning at 202.862.5853 or jbrowning@aei.org.