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Sep. 21, 2010

Two Important SEC Developments Impact Timing of New Rules and 2011 Application

September 21, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission has started the clock on new rules brought on by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, by James D. C. Barrall of Latham & Watkins.


By James D. C. Barrall


In the last week the SEC has taken two procedural steps on Dodd-Frank rulemaking that have very important implications for the application (or non-application) of the act's executive compensation and corporate governance rules in the 2011 proxy season.


First, on Saturday, the SEC published its tentative schedule for adopting rules under Dodd-Frank that is less aggressive than many had expected. While the schedule is only tent...

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