Williams Mullen

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

9th Circuit Decision May Hamper Future Export Control Investigations and Prosecutions
Gray B. Broughton,John Staige Davis,Jahna M. Hartwig, February 16, 2012
If your company produces high-tech or other sensitive items, you might find yourself the target of a bad actor trying to dupe you into sending those goods overseas in violation of the export control rules. If you have a good export compliance program in place and recognize the potentially unlawful...

Congressional Hearing Highlights Damage to U.S. Economy Caused By Current U.S. Export Control System
Jill A. Grabowski,Jahna M. Hartwig, February 14, 2012
Three industry leaders representing the aerospace and defense industries testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs this week. Their message was united in their plea to change the existing and outdated export control regulations that have been in existence since the Cold War. While...

Federal Appeals Court Limits SOX Whistleblower Protections to Employees of Public Companies
John Staige Davis,Mary E. Pivec, February 14, 2012
In a case of first impression in the federal appellate courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently ruled, in a 2-1 decision, that the whistleblower protections of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) extend only to employees of “public companies” (as defined under...

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