News Archive

  • 10.30.2023

    Williams Mullen Welcomes Eight New Virginia Associates

    Williams Mullen is pleased to welcome eight associates to the firm. Six of the associates will be based in Richmond and two will be based in Virginia Beach.
  • 10.27.2023

    Reminder: New Form I-9 Required Starting November 1, 2023

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the new edition of the Form I-9 and employers are required to use this new version starting on November 1, 2023. While the new Form I-9 does not substantively change the legal requirements for employers...
  • 10.27.2023

    Williams Mullen’s Growth Covered by The National Law Journal

    Williams Mullen’s recent growth was covered by The National Law Journal, where Woody Fowler, CEO of Williams Mullen, Gabe McCoy and Thomas Voekler, partners in the firm’s Corporate Section, shared their perspectives on the firm’s expansion. “This is more...
  • 10.27.2023

    Williams Mullen Represents Miller Oil in Acquisition of E.T. Lawson & Son

    A corporate deal team led by partner Tom Frantz, with associates Pat Tomlinson and Lauren Pennington, represented Miller Oil in its acquisition of the business of E.T. Lawson & Son, a full-service home comfort provider operating throughout Hampton Roads.
  • 10.24.2023

    KVCF Move to Williams Mullen Covered by Virginia Lawyers Weekly

    Thomas Voekler was interviewed by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, where he discussed the group of 10 attorneys joining Williams Mullen. Voekler shared that the move added practices that they needed, including tax representation and a deeper bench to support clients...
  • 10.23.2023

    Meet the Affordable Housing Performance Grant - the City of Richmond’s Newest Affordable Housing...

    The “toolbox” of incentives for increasing the supply of affordable housing in the City of Richmond now features a new tool that is attracting considerable attention from both for-profit and non-profit developers. This tool is so new, in fact, that you cannot...
  • 10.20.2023

    Addition of Six Hampton Roads Attorneys From Pierce McCoy Covered by Law360

    Gabe McCoy, a partner in the Corporate Section, was interviewed by Law360 on his team’s arrival to Williams Mullen. "Joining a firm with resources that complements and adds to our practice strengths made sense for our clients and it is exciting for our team...
  • 10.19.2023

    Recap from the Trenches: Reactions to EPA’s 2023 Big Air Agenda

    The first three quarters of 2023 have seen an unprecedented number of rulemakings under the Clean Air Act. The Biden administration has released a new suite of proposed rulemakings with a particular focus on climate change and air toxics. In our April ...
  • 10.19.2023

    North Carolina’s Wetlands Saga is Over (for now)

    As a result of the North Carolina Farm Act of 2023 (Session Law 2023-63), North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ or the Department) may now only regulate wetlands that are subject to federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction. While developers...
  • 10.19.2023

    EPA Plant Shutdown Appeal Heats Up

    EPA is attempting to use the Clean Air Act (CAA) to immediately shut down a Louisiana manufacturer that is indisputably in compliance with the emissions limits in its state issued air permit. In its emergency request to a United States District Court, EPA...