Internal investigations arising out of Sarbanes-Oxley. Patent infringement claims. A pending financial services class action. Complicated antitrust disputes. Threats like these go directly to the core of your business. They evolve quickly and, at times, lead to situations centered on protecting your company’s very existence.
Internal investigations arising out of Sarbanes-Oxley. Patent infringement claims. A pending financial services class action. Complicated antitrust disputes. Threats like these go directly to the core of your business. They evolve quickly and, at times, lead to situations centered on protecting your company’s very existence.
When the risk is high, clients depend on Williams Mullen’s seasoned and sophisticated legal skills to resolve their business issues. Our attorneys have been defending clients’ interests in complex business litigation cases for nearly a century. We maintain an active trial practice, and our attorneys appear regularly in state and federal courts. With roots in the Eastern District of Virginia – the famed “Rocket Docket” – we know how to try cases vigorously and efficiently.
Williams Mullen’s Complex Business Litigation Team handles antitrust and business torts, class actions and multi-district litigation, corporate governance and internal investigations, environmental, financial services, patent and other intellectual property, and securities issues. Our depth of experience with complex cases extends to commercial and breach of contract actions, high-exposure liability cases and large scale mass tort cases. We work with the firm’s other practice areas to ensure subject matter experience in addition to litigation skill.
Managing large scale litigation requires an extensive infrastructure where technology, attorneys and staff work in tandem. Williams Mullen implements leading-edge litigation management tools – including databases, trial presentation software, task-based and electronic invoicing, and extranet access – to effectively handle client matters.
National in scope, the firm’s Complex Business Litigation Practice includes attorneys who currently serve as or have recently been national coordinating counsel for multi-district litigations and who serve as national class action counsel for Fortune 500 companies. Williams Mullen has existing local counsel relationships in 42 jurisdictions. Our counsel have appeared as counsel of record in all 42 jurisdictions. In addition to North Carolina and Virginia, attorneys on the Complex Business Litigation Team are admitted to practice in California, Georgia, Maryland, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.
The complex litigation team regularly represents clients in complex litigation in these areas:
- Antitrust and Business Torts
- Business-to-Business Contingency Fee Litigation
- Class Actions and Multi-district Litigation
- Corporate Governance, Internal Audits and Investigations
- Energy & Environmental
- Financial Services
- Intellectual Property and Technology
- Securities
News
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05.03.2023
29 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 17 Named 2023 Rising Stars
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01.18.2022
16 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers List; Camden, Johnson, Kapp and Scott Named to Top List
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12.02.2021
48 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2021
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11.04.2021
Williams Mullen Nationally Ranked in 16 Practice Areas by U.S. News - Best Lawyers 'Best Law Firms' 2022
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06.29.2021
Williams Mullen Bolsters Litigation Practice with Two Hires
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06.09.2021
Laura Windsor Named to 2021 Class of ‘Influential Women of Law’ by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
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05.07.2021
32 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 11 Named 2021 Rising Stars
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01.14.2021
17 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers List; Camden, Kapp, Scott and Johnson Named to Top Lists
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11.05.2020
Williams Mullen Nationally Ranked in Practice Areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ 2021
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01.22.2020
10 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers List; Camden, Kapp and Scott Named to Top Lists
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08.15.2019
119 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.10.2019
6 Williams Mullen Attorneys Ranked on 2019 Top Lists by Virginia Super Lawyers
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02.05.2019
11 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers List; Keith Kapp and Elizabeth Scott Named to Top Lists
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01.02.2019
Keith Kapp Profiled in Business North Carolina's 2019 Legal Elite Issue
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08.15.2018
110 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.18.2018
53 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 20 Named 2018 Rising Stars
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01.25.2018
9 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers for 2018; 3 Included in Rising Stars List
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11.01.2017
Williams Mullen Ranked Nationally in 14 Practice Areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” 2018
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10.04.2017
Williams Mullen’s Litigation Practice Recognized in 2018 Edition of Benchmark Litigation
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04.14.2017
54 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 21 Named 2017 Rising Stars
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02.01.2017
10 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to the 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers List
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02.17.2016
56 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers; 22 Named 2016 Rising Stars
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02.02.2016
Williams Mullen Announces the Election of Eight New Partners
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10.19.2015
Williams Mullen’s Litigation Practice Honored by Benchmark Litigation
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09.10.2015
Bill Stauffer named to the 2015 class of "Leaders in the Law" by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
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William D. Bayliss
Partner- Phone:804.420.6459
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Turner A. Broughton
Partner- Phone:804.420.6926
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Lynn K. Brugh
Partner- Phone:804.420.6461
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Calvin W. "Woody" Fowler, Jr.
Partner- Phone:804.420.6442
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Patrick R. Hanes
Partner- Phone:757.629.0615
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M. Keith Kapp
Partner- Phone:919.981.4024
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John L. Walker, III
Partner- Phone:804.420.6463
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Richard H. "Dick" Willis
Partner- Phone:803.567.4611
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Laura D. Windsor
Partner- Phone:804.420.6466
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