Developments in Light of Dodd-Frank Act’s Anti-Arbitration Provisions

The meaning and scope of the identical anti-arbitration provision enacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 amendments to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936 are becoming clearer as more courts have addressed the issues. In this article, employment & employee benefits partner Holly H. Weiss and former SRZ attorney Samuel Estreicher discuss the provision and the several difficult questions it raises.