Williams Mullen

About this office:

Williams Mullen provides comprehensive legal services to regional, national and international business clients. With 300 attorneys and offices throughout Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, D.C. and London, we deliver innovative solutions to support our clients' diverse business activities. Attention to clients' individualized needs and an extensive application of new technology and legal information services have been the foundation of Williams Mullen's progressive approach to law practice since the firm was founded more than 90 years ago.

Antitrust, Aviation Law, Business Law, Commercial Banking and Finance, Communications, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment, Environmental, Family Law, Franchise, Government Contracts, Governmental Affairs, Health Care, Immigration, International Business and Trade, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Loan Workouts, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mortgage Banking, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Technology and Intellectual Property, Trusts and Estates Planning and Administration.

New Law Extends the Benefits Provided to Corporations that Voluntarily Report Antitrust Violations to Federal Regulators
James M. Burns, Robert W. Shaw, July 21, 2009
In June, federal legislation was enacted that provides corporate defendants with a significant incentive to self-report antitrust violations to antitrust regulators. Specifically, a corporation that has self-reported an antitrust violation and obtained amnesty from criminal prosecution from the...

Title Insurers Secure Two Big Wins in Defense of Price Fixing Claims
James M. Burns, July 10, 2009
Last year, the title insurance industry was hit with a flurry of class action lawsuits accusing them of conspirising to raise rates for title insurance.

FTC Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion Permitting Competing Providers to Engage in Joint Contracting Where They are sufficiently "Clinically Integrated"
James M. Burns, Derek Kung, June 4, 2009
On April 13, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") issued a significant advisory opinion (the "Advisory Opinion") to TriState Health Partners, Inc. ("TriState"), a physician-hospital organization ("PHO") based in Hagerstown, Md.

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