Derivatives, Securitizations and Credit Rating Agencies

On July 21, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was passed by the House on June 30. President Obama signed the bill soon afterward.  Alston & Bird launched a series of teleseminars dedicated to the more sweeping and immediate reforms promised by the legislation. The series consisted of the following sessions:

• Tuesday, July 20:  Derivatives, Securitizations and Credit Rating Agencies
• Tuesday, July 27:  Systemic Risk, Liquidation Authority and Emergency Lending Powers
• Tuesday, August 3:  New Requirements for Investment Advisers, Hedge Funds and Other Private Funds, Investor Protections and the Impact on SEC Oversight
• Tuesday, August 10:  New Bank Regulations, Consumer Protections and the Mortgage Lending Industry

Willa Bruckner and Evan Drutman from the firm's New York office and Paul Architzel from the firm's Washington, DC office presented the July 20 program, Derivatives, Securitizations and Credit Rating Agencies.

To access a recording of the presentation, click here.

July 20, 2010
1:00pm - 2:30pm