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insightWilliams Mullen is pleased to announce that Mike Sajovec has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property group in the Raleigh office. His addition further bolsters a growing intellectual property practice that has seen three partners and one associate join the IP practice in the Raleigh office in the last two years.
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insightOn December 18, 2015, the President signed into law the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, HR 2029, PL 114-113 (the “PATH Act”), which extends or makes permanent over fifty (50) expiring tax provisions relating to businesses and individuals.
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insightOn December 22, 2015, after an en banc hearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the disparagement portion of Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act is an unconstitutional restraint on free speech under the First Amendment. In re Tam, Appeal No. 2014-1203 (Fed. Cir. December 22, 2015).
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insightRecent changes to the law have imposed upon executors of a decedent’s estate new reporting obligations with regard to a decedent’s property.
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insightAttorney Chuck James was interviewed by NBC12 about "Project Exile," a police initiative aimed at reducing the crime rate in Richmond that was successful nearly 20 years ago.
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insightNies v. Town of Emerald Isle, COA15-169 (November 17, 2015).
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insightInternational attorney George Bowles was quoted recently by The Daily Press about the potential for companies to collect money from court judgments from Chinese-based companies.
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insightIn the December issue of Virginia Lawyer magazine, Melisa Roy wrote an article about the subject of subcontractor Pass-Through Claims in Virginia.
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insightIn early December, Williams Mullen's Raleigh office was honored by the Triangle Business Journal as part of its annual list of the Healthiest Employers in the Triangle.
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insightHampton Roads based TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) and Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Monarch Bank (NASDAQ:MNRK), today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which TowneBank will acquire Monarch creating a $7.3 billion hometown bank serving Hampton Roads, Richmond and Northeastern North Carolina. On a proforma basis, the combined companies will rank No. 1 in deposit market share with 20.64% of the Hampton Roads market and will be the only community bank in the top 50 largest MSAs in the United States with a No. 1 market share ranking.