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The following slides show the effective dates for various agency rulemakings required, and statutory amendments made, by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ena...
With the President’s signature on July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Act”) is law of the land. The Act marks the greatest legislative...
NASDAQ has amended its rules to require a NASDAQ listed company to promptly notify NASDAQ after an executive officer becomes aware of “any noncompliance” with its corporate governance...
In an attempt to protect a wider range of issuers from the aberrational pricing experienced by many issuers during the “flash crash” of May 6, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commis...
In a much-anticipated decision handed down yesterday, the United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Federal Circuit’s en banc ruling affirming the U.S. Patent & Trademark Offic...
This memorandum has been updated to reflect changes made to the text of the financial reform bill after our original posting on June 28. We will continue to monitor developments relating ...
The Collins Amendment, originally drafted by the FDIC staff and reflecting views held by Chairwoman Bair, imposes, over time, the leverage and risk-based standards currently applicable to...
On June 25, 2010, the Senate-House conference on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Bill”) agreed on the final legislative text of the Bill, including...
On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court issued an important decision narrowing the reach of the key antifraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) with respe...