Business Relocation and Expansion

To assist companies with the large number of legal and non-legal tasks associated with relocating or expanding, Williams Mullen’s Business Relocation/Expansion Team works to make that relocation or expansion as smooth, efficient and cost-effective as possible.

To assist companies with the large number of legal and non-legal tasks associated with relocating or expanding, Williams Mullen’s Business Relocation and Expansion Team works to make that relocation or expansion as smooth, efficient and cost-effective as possible.

The team includes a variety of attorneys and consultants with significant experience in the particular areas in which the relocating or expanding company typically needs services, including:

State Government Liaison/Legislative
With over 50 years of experience working with the Virginia and North Carolina General Assembly and state government agencies, our attorneys handle the efforts to enact any state legislation that is part of the incentive package offered to a company investing in Virginia and North Carolina.

State Government Liaison/Executive Branch
Our attorneys have worked with several different governors in both Virginia and North Carolina over the years in securing economic incentives for corporate relocation and expansion.

State Government Liaison/State Corporation Commission
Our attorneys work with the SCC to obtain administrative approvals and licenses required to do business in Virginia and North Carolina.

Local Government Liaison
Our attorneys handle efforts to enact any local ordinances or tax changes that are essential in attracting a company to a locality.

Federal Government Liaison
Our attorneys ensure a company’s successful compliance with all federal regulatory requirements and obtain any required administrative agency permits, licenses and documents.

Real Estate/Transactions
Williams Mullen’s Real Estate Section handles the purchase, leasing, financing and construction of the site for a company's new facility.

Real Estate/Land Use
Our Land Use team assists with rezonings, special use permits and all other approvals, legislative and administrative, for a company’s new site.

Energy Requirements
Our energy attorneys structure and negotiate agreements for the purchase of electric energy and/or natural gas designed to maximize asset value and increase competitive advantage. They also advise companies regarding all aspects of energy procurement requirements.

Environmental Permitting
Our environmental attorneys can obtain all necessary environmental permits from the State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ensuring compliance with all applicable state and federal environmental laws and regulations.

Capital Financing and Business Entity Structuring
Our attorneys negotiate on behalf of the company to meet its equity or credit needs. These needs may include construction financing, operating lines of credit and equity placements and when part of the local government's incentive package, industrial development bond (IDB) financing. They also are available to advise the company on establishing the appropriate business entity for doing business in North Carolina and/or Virginia as a subsidiary of the parent company.

International Transactions
Our attorneys handle any international capital transfers, repatriation of profits, international tax or currency issues, and trade matters including NAFTA and GATT related to a non-U.S. company's investment in Virginia and North Carolina.

Immigration
Specializing in immigration law, our attorneys handle all immigration-related matters for the employees and families transferred by a non-U.S. company expanding into the United States.

Labor & Employment
We ensure the company’s compliance with all federal and state labor and employment laws, counsels the company’s human resources managers on hiring issues and employment agreements, and supervises training for the company's managers.

Communications & Public Relations
We assist the company with the development and maintenance of effective public relations strategies. These strategies are aimed at different publics including state and local government officials, state and local business communities, civic leaders, the media and the general public. We also provide special event coordination and management and media relations services.