The Womble Bond Dickinson regulatory team is experienced across the full spectrum of US, UK and EU antitrust and competition law, international trade and related regulations, environment, health and safety regulation and product compliance law.
We also have deep experience in heavily regulated industries such as gaming, communications, technology and media, as well as the chemicals and pharmaceuticals, automotive, and transport and infrastructure sectors.
We help companies establish compliance programs and conduct internal investigations in all those areas. Our goal is to maintain legal compliance for our clients while helping them conduct their business profitably. When disputes do occur, our clients rely on our teams of highly skilled and knowledgeable litigators.
Areas of focus include:
Competition, antitrust and trade regulations
Our team has decades of experience helping companies establish and defend advanced distribution, regulatory compliance, marketing and pricing strategies. Our lawyers work closely with clients on supply chain relationships, licensing, antitrust and franchise compliance and mergers and acquisitions. Should disputes arise, our litigators protect our clients in all aspects of antitrust, competition and trade litigation, whether against private parties or government entities.
Gaming law
We assist US, UK and Caribbean gaming industry clients with legal compliance, licensing, criminal defense, civil litigation, intellectual property protection and government contracting.
Communications, technology and media
Our interdisciplinary team has deep experience in telecom and broadband, cable, broadcast, spectrum matters, program distribution, and technology, and for advising on any type of legal, business or regulatory issue in the communications, technology and media sectors, including regulatory compliance and enforcement, government support programs, commercial and network transactions, M&A and financings, facilities deployment, accessibility, and telemarketing compliance.
Government contracting and cross-border trade
This team helps clients navigate the regulatory risks of contracting with government entities, entering governmental funding or grant arrangements and managing cross-border transactions and global supply chains. We advise clients on export and trade sanctions laws as well as compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Anti-Bribery law.
Environment, health, and safety
We have class-leading capability in supporting industrial and commercial businesses in relation to the full spectrum of environmental and workplace health and safety law, including providing strategic and operational compliance advice; representation in regulatory enforcement action and civil proceedings (including mass torts); and risk management advice in transactions.
Product compliance and liability
We have significant experience supporting businesses with all aspects of product regulation from research and development, product launches and claims, labelling, advertising and marketing, compliance requirements (including CE marking), through to investigations and proceedings brought by enforcement authorities, civil and commercial claims, as well as product recalls and withdrawals.
Alcohol licensing
We represent retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in relation to all aspects of alcohol licensing law, including in license application proceedings, appeals, and judicial challenges.
With growing pressures from regulators on businesses to meet high standards and expectations, at Womble Bond Dickinson, we have a comprehensive understanding of the issues that can arise across sectors. Our regulatory and compliance attorneys are here to offer an in-depth understanding of this area of law to help companies adhere to these ever-evolving requirements, implementing effective strategies that will help support and protect businesses of all sizes.
Here to support companies faced by tough regulations, our compliance attorneys have experience across the whole spectrum of U.S., UK and EU antitrust and competition law, international trade and related regulations, environment, health and safety regulation and product compliance law. Working closely with clients, our regulatory lawyers can assist them in understanding how regulations can affect business, as well as work to implement effective plans to help them manage their business in compliance with relevant laws.
Regulatory Law Clients
Our dedicated team of compliance lawyers and regulatory attorneys have extensive experience in dealing with a large scope of heavily regulated industries. These include gaming, communications, technology and media, as well as the chemicals and pharmaceuticals, automotive, and transport and infrastructure sectors. Examples of the clients we work with include:
Worldwide corporations
Start-ups and independent businesses
Financial institutions
Transport and infrastructure companies
Media and communications institutions
Pharmaceutical companies
Technological institutions.
Regulatory Compliance Services
When disputes occur, our clients rely on our team of compliance lawyers and attorneys to help them make things right. The top priority of our litigators is to maintain legal compliance for our clients while helping them conduct their business profitably. From helping companies establish in-house compliance programs to supporting internal regulation investigations, just a few other examples of the regulatory compliance services our team offer include:
Making business aware of ever-changing international trade regulations
Helping companies maintain legal compliance
Making companies aware of product compliance law and help develop policies and procedures in accordance with them
Aiding in developing appropriate health and safety regulations
Data protection lawyers help put effective procedures in place to manage compliance requirements
Helping to manage regulatory investigations to help protect businesses
Making clients aware of antitrust and competition law in order to protect consumers from predatory business practices.
With leading regulatory lawyers covering both the U.S. and UK, we’re able to combine our transatlantic knowledge and multi-sector connections to provide clients from all backgrounds with effective regulatory compliance services to help their business thrive. If you’re interested in working with us to meet your regulatory or compliance needs, fill in our contact form or browse our team of regulatory attorneys and professional staff today.
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