The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank or the Act) was enacted one year ago. At that time, it was heralded as perhaps the most dramatic set of regulatory reforms since the 1930s. The Act was expected to have significant effects in both the short and long term. Dodd-Frank’s provisions, however, are not confined to the US market. The Act is intended to have significant implications for non-US companies doing business in the United States or whose securities are listed on a US stock exchange. What is more, the Act purports to regulate certain transactions and entities with little direct connection to the United States.
