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 1,000 attorneys 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.

DHS Notifies Chemical Facilities of Regulatory Obligations
July 16, 2008
On June 23rd, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that facilities covered by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) will begin receiving letters detailing their security obligations.

Federal Minimum Wage Increases July 24
July 16, 2008
On July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage will increase from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour. This is the second of three increases generated by a May 2007 spending bill amending the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Fifth Circuit Rules that Vendor's Endorsement in Manufacturer's Policy Provides Coverage to Seller of Product
July 16, 2008
Vacating the district court's ruling in a products liability action and remanding for further proceedings, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that, under Louisiana law, a claimsmade products/completed operations liability insurance policy issued by an insurer to a...