You may feel like the Dodd-Frank Act has been with us for months already, but President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law only two weeks ago. Lawyers, bankers, auditors and compliance executives have now had several weeks to digest the final version of the 2,300-page law, and how it will affect their clients and industries.
Only a portion of the Dodd-Frank Act is directed at enforcement of securities laws by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nevertheless, that portion contains numerous important provisions that will affect public companies, regulated entities, and professionals ...