Events

Event type

Teleseminar

Event Dates

July 20, 2010 @ 12:00 p.m. ET

Address

via teleconference

Details

With the expected enactment of the Dodd–Frank Act, attention turns to how this bill will affect the financial services industry. At more than 2,300 pages, will this bill fundamentally change the industry in the same way that Glass-Steagall, the FDIC Act, and the groundbreaking securities laws did during the Depression era?

The Financial Industry Group at Reed Smith will kick off a seven-part teleseminar series with an overview of the new bill. Financial Services Regulatory partner Michael Bleier will moderate a panel discussion on Tuesday, July 20 at 12 p.m. (EDT). Joining Michael will be Financial Industry partners William Mutterperl and Jacqui Hatfield, and Investment Management partners Stephen Keen and Andrew Cross.

With more than 200 rulemakings still to be issued, countless research studies to be conducted, and a Financial Stability Oversight Council to be formed, the bill’s enactment will not provide us with all of the answers. However, our panel of regulatory authorities and former general counsel will provide a summary of the legislation and discuss the following key topics:

• Will this law be the game-changer everyone expects?
• What will the impact be for the financial services industry?
• What impact will the financial reform legislation have on banks and investors outside the United States?
• Who will be the new regulators?
• Who will be among the newly regulated?
• Has the legislation addressed the issue of “too big to fail”?

At the conclusion of the presentation, clients will have the opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session.

Length of teleseminar:  90 minutes 

Watch for our upcoming teleseminars during which various Reed Smith partners will focus on the impact of the legislation on:

• The Derivatives Markets — July 27
• Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance — August 3
• Private Fund and Registered Fund Managers — August 10
• Consumer Protection and Privacy — August 17
• Enforcement and Litigation Trends — August 24
• Doing Deals and Raising Capital — August 31

See linked files below for teleseminar material. 

To download the audio recording of the call, please click here.

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