Sarbanes-Oxley Act : planning & compliance / Diane E. Ambler, Lorraine Massaro, Kristen L. Stewart ; contributing authors, Jeffrey W. Acre ... [et al.].

'Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Ghaham LLP.'

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the Act -- CEO and CFO responsibilities and certifications -- SEC disclosure rules -- Directors' responsibilities and liabilities -- Audit committees -- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board -- Pension plan blackout periods and reporting of senior executive and director stock transactions -- Prohibition on loans to directors and officers -- Standards of professional conduct of attorneys -- New criminal penalties and SEC enforcement tools -- New York Stock Exchange corporate governance rules -- Nasdaq qualitative listing requirements and interpretive materials.