Hunton & Williams LLP

Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Prescription Drug Product Name Placement, Size and Prominence in Advertising and Promotional Labeling
Heather D. Banuelos,Gary C. Messplay, February 10, 2012
In late January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced a final guidance document entitled “Guidance for Industry: Product Name Placement, Size, and Prominence in Advertising and Promotional Labeling.” The guidance finalizes draft guidance published in 1999...

New Bankruptcy Rules Require Additional Documentation and Notification from Mortgage Holders and Servicers in Individual Debtor and Chapter 13 Cases
Jason W. Harbour,Thomas Y. Hiner,Michael Nedzbala,Justin F. Paget,Peter Stone Partee,J. R. Smith, February 9, 2012
Bankruptcy Rule changes, effective December 1, 2011, require mortgage holders and servicers to include additional documentation supporting proofs of claim filed in individual debtor cases. Mortgage holders and servicers must follow these rules or face sanctions and potential loss of the right to...

Concerns over Independence of Hungary’s DPA Prompt Infringement Proceedings
February 6, 2012
On January 17, 2012, the European Commission initiated expedited infringement proceedings against Hungary over recent changes to its Constitution which are considered incompatible with EU law. The proceedings follow a number of changes made to the Hungarian Constitution that came into effect on...