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insightOn June 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the implementation of two interim final rules that will increase penalties under various federal statutes, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”).
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insightWilliams Mullen is pleased to announce that Dirk Lasater has joined the firm as a Litigation Associate in Richmond. Mr. Lasater joins the firm after moving from Charlotte, N.C., where he was an Associate at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. He represents clients in a variety of civil litigation matters, including real estate development, commercial contract, intellectual property and financial services.
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peopleDoug Sbertoli has nearly 30 years of high-level experience representing clients in corporate and public finance matters and a host of other areas. Doug has advised public and private companies through corporate governance and crisis management matters, restructuring initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, regulatory compliance responsibilities, securities offerings, innovative capital market transactions, public-private partnerships and other business initiatives.
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insightOn June 24, Southern Season - a Chapel Hill gourmet food and kitchen wares store - announced it was filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. On July 1, the News & Observer in Raleigh published an article about the ripple effect that will affect many of the region's small businesses. Williams Mullen bankruptcy attorney Holmes Harden was quoted several times in the article. To read the article, click here.
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insightThe Supreme Court’s decision in the closely watched case of Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, decided on June 16, 2016, provides a long-awaited interpretation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and the so-called theory of implied certification. In a unanimous opinion, the Court resolved two legal issues of widespread import that have been the subject of numerous conflicting decisions in the courts of appeals.
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insightFor the eighth consecutive year, Williams Mullen is proud to recognize four Richmond-area High School sports teams as "Teams of the Year" as part of the Richmond Times-Dispatch/Richmond Sports Backers scholar-athlete of the year program. Each winner received a $1,000 award, while each runner-up received a $500 award. For more, click here. Boys Winner: Highland Springs High School Football
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insightOpenStreetMap (OSM) is a map of the world based upon data contributed by volunteers from around the globe. It is operated by the OpenStreetMap Foundation on behalf of the volunteer community.
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insightEarlier this week the United States Supreme Court handed former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell a big victory by reversing his 2014 conviction for “accepting payments, loans, gifts, and other things of value from [Johnnie] Williams and [his company] Star Scientific in exchange for ‘performing official actions on an as-needed basis, as opportunities arose, to legitimize, promote, and obtain research studies for Star Scientific’s products.’”
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insightOn June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously threw out former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's bribery conviction. During the onslaught of media coverage after the fact, Williams Mullen White Collar & Investigations attorneys Chuck James and Bobby Higdon analyzed the case and the decision in the media.
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insightWilliams Mullen is pleased to announce that Nicole Scro has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Finance & Real Estate and Land Use practices. Her practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions and land use matters, including sales, acquisitions, dispositions, leases and land use approvals and entitlements.