On Tuesday, November 7th, citizens across the Commonwealth went back to the polls to vote in one of the most consequential elections in Virginia’s history. Following redistricting, primary elections, and a wave of retirements...more
Williams Mullen’s Firearms Industry Group and Orchid are excited to announce the 2023 Firearms Industry Conference (FIC) will be held May 1-3, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. The ninth annual industry event will continue to expand with...more
Recent developments may cause firearms manufacturers to reevaluate their business and marketing practices to lessen their legal exposure. As we wrote previously, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) provides...more
12/7/2022
/ Advertising ,
Civil Liability ,
Firearms ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Gun Control Act ,
Gun Laws ,
Gun Manufacturers ,
Immunity ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation
In January 2020, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce published regulations transferring certain firearms, ammunition, components, and accessories from controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)...more
On March 17, 2022 the Williams Mullen’s Firearms Industry Group issued an alert, “ATF Regulations Coming: (re)Defining a "Firearm," Stabilizing Braces and Solvent Traps,” in which we noted the ATF has been busy and will be...more
Supply chain considerations for firearms industry members break down into two key relationships: your customers and your vendors. Ensuring that you have the components and other supplies you need and ensuring that you can...more
The ATF has been and will be busy in the coming weeks and could issue new regulations before the 2022 Firearms Industry Conference (FIC), April 26 – 27 in Atlanta, Georgia.
(re)Defining a "Firearm" -
In May 2021,...more
Williams Mullen’s Firearms Industry Group and Orchid are excited to announce open registration for the revamped 2022 Firearms Industry Conference (FIC), to be held in Atlanta this April. All Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs)...more
We are pleased to present the 2021 Williams Mullen CLE Institute, a virtual legal education program aimed to educate and provide timely legal guidance, as well as to help you to secure your CLE credits.
Our 2021 programs...more
9/24/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Ethics ,
Government Investigations ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Regulations ,
Popular ,
Trademarks ,
Webinars
Selling firearms and related accessories through e-commerce poses a unique challenge to vendors selling products online. Complex compliance issues are present in each transaction because every item must be sold in compliance...more
4/27/2021
/ Ammunition ,
ATF ,
Compliance ,
E-Commerce ,
Firearms ,
Gun Control Act ,
Gun Laws ,
Immunity ,
Internet Retailers ,
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCCA) ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
As firearms industry participants well know, gun sales continue to break records. Last year alone, nearly 40 million National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks were performed....more
3/30/2021
/ ATF ,
Background Checks ,
Clickwrap Agreements ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
E-Commerce ,
Firearms ,
Gun Laws ,
Internet Retailers ,
Manufacturers ,
Retailers ,
Terms and Conditions
Orchid LLC and Williams Mullen’s Firearms Industry Group will host the 2021 Firearms Industry Compliance Conference (“FICC”)...
The 2021 conference is designed primarily for manufacturing CEO / owners, attorneys, and...more
3/17/2021
/ ATF ,
Business Operations ,
Business Strategies ,
Capital Raising ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
E-Commerce ,
Events ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
FBI ,
Firearm Transportation ,
Firearms ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Liability ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCCA) ,
Retailers
Do gun manufacturers really have blanket immunity from lawsuits? No, not even close....more
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), G. Zachary Terwilliger, announced he is creating a Civil Rights Enforcement Unit in his office that will be dedicated to enforcing the rights of persons with...more
This program will trace investigatory tactics and legal concepts from their blue-collar roots and discuss their application in a white-collar context, including:
- Discussion of how the criminal justice system, and the...more
9/24/2020
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Government Investigations ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Part of the 2020 Business Solutions Series presented by by the Hampton Roads Alliance and Williams Mullen
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr., co-chair of both the Firearms Industry Group and the White Collar & Investigations...more
8/25/2020
/ Audits ,
Borrowers ,
CARES Act ,
Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Institutions ,
Inspector General ,
Lenders ,
Loan Applications ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Repayment Issues ,
Misrepresentation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
Treble Damages ,
U.S. Treasury
Join us for a Zoom webinar to help you prepare for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) audits.
Topics include:
- Background on the PPP and evolving guidance
- Treasury oversight and audits
- Role of the Special...more
8/5/2020
/ Audits ,
Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inspector General ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Repayment Issues ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Webinars
Chuck James, partner in and co-chair of the White Collar & Investigations Practice and the Firearms Industry Group at Williams Mullen, discusses how you can prepare for government inquiries related to the federal Payroll...more
As the impact of COVID-19 was rippling through the American economy, business owners saw the PPP as a lifeline. The promise of a quick infusion of capital to keep their businesses operational and the opportunity to have these...more
Federal Stimulus and Oversight -
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which included among its provisions the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed long-term care facilities at the forefront of an unprecedented battle to maintain heightened infection control standards while also managing limited resources. To help facilities manage these...more
Schools are closed, employees work from home and businesses have suspended operations. For now, business leaders are properly focused on the health and safety of their employees and on running their businesses under extremely...more
On January 23, 2020, the State and Commerce Departments published their long-awaited final regulations on the transfer of certain firearms, ammunition, components and accessories from controls under the International Traffic...more
2/7/2020
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
Firearms ,
ITAR ,
New Regulations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
USML
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt is joined by colleague Chuck James, partner and co-chair of Williams Mullen’s White Collar Litigation Practice, who will discuss what you need to...more
State governments are getting creative with consumer protection laws in order to take a crack at industries that traditionally have concerned themselves primarily with industry-specific laws. A Virginia filing by the Attorney...more