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 nearly 1,000 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 18 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.

House Tax Technical Corrections Act Introduced; Energy Tax Credit Update
Timothy L. Jacobs, Laura Ellen Jones, David S. Lowman, David B. Weisblat, December 11, 2009
On December 2, 2009, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Rangel and Ranking Member Camp introduced H.R. 4169, the “Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2009” (the “Bill”). The Bill provides numerous technical corrections to energy tax credit provisions in the Internal...

New U.S. Customs Rules Set to Become Compulsory for Importers of Non-Bulk Merchandise
Richard P. Ferrin, Douglas J. Heffner, Eric Johnson, William Silverman, December 11, 2009
Companies that import non-bulk merchandise via ocean vessels need to be aware of new rules that are set to become compulsory, beginning January 26, 2010. While companies in this category likely are generally aware of the new rules, enforcement has been delayed since the rules went into effect in...

Business Tax Provisions of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
Jeffry Blair, Alexander G. McGeoch, Peter G. Weinstock, November 19, 2009
On November 6, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (the "Act"). The significant tax changes applicable to businesses under the Act are summarized below.