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Securities

Aug. 24, 2010

Use of Credit Ratings Information After Passage of Dodd-Frank

The new financial reform law changes how issuer credit ratings information is disclosed in debt securities public offering statements, by Louis Lehot, John Tishler and Camille Formosa of Sheppard Mullin.

By Louis Lehot, John Tishler and Camille Formosa

The practice of marketing registered public offerings of debt securities with credit ratings information and related disclosure of issuer credit ratings in Securities and Exchange Commission filings will change with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

One of Dodd-Frank's many reforms was aimed at credit rating agencies. Effective immediat...

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