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Corporate Governance Proposals in Senator Dodd’s Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 Discussion Draft
Practices
November 24, 2009 Full PDF
On November 10, 2009 Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-
Connecticut) circulated a discussion draft titled "Restoring
American Financial Stability Act of 2009," which proposes
legislation aimed at financial sector reform. This memorandum
focuses on the corporate governance provisions in the discussion
draft and compares them with the proposed Shareholder Bill of
Rights Act of 2009 introduced by Senators Charles Schumer and Maria
Cantwell in May 2009 and proposed changes to SEC disclosure
rules.