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December 3, 2010

Dodd-Frank represents a paradigm shift in the financial regulatory environment, introducing the most sweeping changes to financial regulation in the United States since the 1930s.  Title VII of Dodd-Frank imposes comprehensive regulation on the derivatives market.  A major component of the new regulation involves the creation of a centralized clearing framework for derivative transactions.  In this memorandum, Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP partner Julia Lu explores the ramifications of the new clearing regime on participants in the derivatives marketplace.

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