Bailout Plan Analysis -
Baker Hostetler developed a comprehensive alert that was circulated to clients and colleagues immediately after the Bailout Plan passed the House of Representatives. The alert offered detailed analysis of the Bailout Plan's provisions and nuances, focusing on the likely impact for our clients.

Problem: To help restore liquidity to the U.S. financial system and calm market turmoil, Congress has passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, known as the Bailout Plan. The plan, which provides graduated authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase up to $700 billion of mortgage-backed securities and other troubled assets from U.S. financial institutions, contemplates a comprehensive reform of the United States financial system and will have an impact on all levels of our economy.

Solution: Baker Hostetler developed a comprehensive alert that was circulated to clients and colleagues immediately after the Bailout Plan passed the House of Representatives. The alert offered detailed analysis of the Bailout Plan's provisions and nuances, focusing on the likely impact for our clients.

Our team includes Mike Oxley, former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, as well as former Treasury officials, former SEC enforcement officials, former Hill staff and former Department of Justice enforcement officials. Our attorneys are in regular contact with top government policy-makers and enforcement officials, and represent numerous financial services sector clients with respect to lobbying, government enforcement issues, bankruptcies and restructurings, and a multitude of issues relating to the economic crisis and Congressional reforms. Read more>>

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