Multistate Corporate Compliance & Public Policy Group

Today, businesses face issues outside the boardroom that affect their day-to-day operations and profitability. More often, those issues are being raised at state capitols throughout the country. Whether impacted by new laws, new regulations or inquiries by state regulators and officeholders, businesses need to understand how to proactively participate in the process and reach a result that allows their business to prosper. The Multistate Corporate Compliance & Public Policy Group at Williams Mullen brings years of experience to work for our clients in courts and statehouses throughout the country. 

Today, businesses face issues outside the boardroom that affect their day-to-day operations and profitability. More often, those issues are being raised at state capitols throughout the country. Whether impacted by new laws, new regulations or inquiries by state regulators and officeholders, businesses need to understand how to proactively participate in the process and reach a result that allows their business to prosper. The Multistate Corporate Compliance & Public Policy Group at Williams Mullen brings years of experience to work for our clients in courts and statehouses throughout the country. 

Our team understands the growing number of inquiries coming from state attorneys general and other regulators and the multistate approach now commonly used by these offices. Guiding a business through the maze of consumer, civil and criminal inquiries requires a team knowledgeable not only about the substance but the process. The group combines expertise in health care, corporate governance and securities, insurance, government contracting, financial services, environmental law, intellectual property, direct marketing compliance and white collar crime to help companies avoid problems before they happen or cope with allegations of wrongdoing should they occur.

Additionally, the team provides proactive advice to business clients that aggressively contemplate coming trends, new requirements and proposed legislation throughout the nation. The team advises clients on legislation and regulatory strategies to pursue in various states. Adopting a national approach for businesses, we develop model legislation and regulatory actions to proactively keep businesses ahead in this increasingly competitive world.

With offices in Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia, Williams Mullen is ideally situated to represent clients with national interests. Each member of our team has the background and wealth of experience needed to represent clients in this complex regulatory environment.

The following list of services illustrates both the breadth of our practice and the experience we bring to representation:

• Providing direct contact with state regulators or officeholders
• Directing a business’ nationwide lobbying efforts
• Developing a plan of action for a business’ state and federal strategy
• Monitoring legislative, executive and regulatory activities
• Developing grassroots plans on consumer issues and outreach
• Representing corporations, officers and directors in grand jury investigations
• Establishing and maintaining corporate compliance and business practice programs
• Defending criminal and regulatory enforcement actions
• Conducting internal corporate investigations
• Advising audit, compensation and corporate governance committees