Williams Mullen

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.

“No Harm, No Foul? No Way.”
Stephen E. Anthony,Monica McCarroll, February 6, 2012
Finding that a defendant’s employees “set out to willfully and intentionally, and in bad faith, delete from their computers relevant documents, files, and emails that contained what they believed to be, possibly damaging information to [the Company] . . . [many of which] are not...

Employer Beware: Informal Intra-Company Complaints Can Constitute Protected Activity
David C. Burton,Ashley W. Winsky, February 6, 2012
On January 27, 2012, the Fourth Circuit held for the first time that an employee’s informal intra-company complaint regarding possible Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) violations can constitute protected activity under the FLSA’s anti-retaliation provision. Minor v....

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Issues Proposed Rules for Annual Stress Tests, as Required under Dodd-Frank
Edmund "Ed" D. Harllee, February 6, 2012
On Monday, January 23, 2012, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) issued proposed rules to implement the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Act”) described below. Comments must be received by March...