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Securities and Derivatives Reform in 2010: A Guide to the Legislationprovides comprehensive analysis of the securities, derivatives and corporategovernance provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ConsumerProtection Act. These historic reforms are transforming the way hedgefunds, credit rating agencies, broker-dealers, investment advisers, futurescommission merchants, clearing organizations, auditors and publiccompanies--and the attorneys who advise these entities--must operate. Acomplement to the initial Law, Explanation and Analysis, thisfollow-up book delves deeper into the SEC and CFTC aspects. It also displaysthe Act provisions in two ways: (1) as passed; and (2) as codified intoexisting laws (e.g., the relevant Exchange Act provisions, as amended).Written by the CCH Editorial Staff of Securities Attorneys, the 1,630 pagebook explains every provision of this complex legislation affecting the areasof securities, derivatives and corporate governance. Another component iscommentary, guidance and best practices from leading practitioners in theindustry. These include members of our CCH Securities Law Advisory Board:James Doty of Baker Botts LLP, Ralph Ferrara of Dewey & LeBoeuf and SimonLorne of Millennium Partners LP (all of whom are former SEC General Counsel)as well as Andy Bernstein of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Ann Yerger,Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors; and Former DelawareVice Chancellor, Steven Lamb.Further, the book includes late-breaking and detailed legislative history onthe derivatives provisions and how Congress wants the SEC and CFTC to adoptthese regulations to implement Title VII. Much of the legislative history isfrom Senator Blanche Lincoln, the principal author of the derivatives title ofDodd-Frank, and from Senator Chris Dodd. There is also material from anSEC-CFTC roundtable on the coming derivatives regulations attended by key SECand CFTC staffers, including Robert Cook, SEC Director of Trading and