Dale G. Mullen
Dale G. Mullen
PARTNER, CO-CHAIR OF BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW SECTION
RICHMOND
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He counsels clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in the use of innovative technologies that add efficiency, effectiveness, and economy to business operations. These include waste-to-energy projects, water, air, and solid waste compliance, and the use of unmanned aviation systems (“drones”) for commercial and business use.
Mr. Mullen previously served as Assistant Attorney General and Chief Prosecutor for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA), county attorney, county administrator, and interim general manager of a municipal water authority during a time of expansion, intense regulatory scrutiny and a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act. He also served as general counsel for an airport, which afforded him an insider’s view of the business needs and regulatory issues facing modern aviation. During his time at the Virginia Office of the Attorney General, he implemented strategies for regulatory and compliance fraud prosecutions that contributed to first-of-its-kind national recognition and an award for the Virginia Office of the Attorney General for civil and criminal fraud recoveries in excess of $535 million.
Recognitions
- Chambers USA, Environment, Virginia (2017-Present)
- The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental (2021-Present), Real Estate Law (2025)
- Virginia Business magazine, Legislative/Regulatory/Administrative "Legal Elite" (2013-2018, 2020-2023)
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, "Leaders in the Law" (2011)
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, “Top Ten Civil Defense Verdicts in Virginia” (2004)
- Joseph W. Gregg Leadership Award, United States Navy (1987)
Memberships & Activities
- Board Member: Virginia Board of Accountancy, 2022-Present
- Board Member: Keep Virginia Beautiful, 2015-Present
- Chair: Virginia State Bar Environmental Law Section, 2017-2018
- Director: James River Water Authority, 2009-2012
- Director: Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development (TJPED), 2009-2012
- President: Hanover County Bar Association, 2008-2009
- Member: Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
- Member: John Marshall American Inns of Court
- Member: Local Government Attorneys of Virginia (LGA)
- Member: Administrative Law, Construction Law, Criminal Law, Environmental, Litigation, and Local Government Law Sections, Virginia State Bar
- Member: Stormwater Management Plan Advisory Group, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), 2013
- Development, funding, and implementation of waste-to-energy and advanced nutrient management projects.
- Exploration and permitting of the potential commercial uses for unmanned aviation systems.
- Leadership of multi-jurisdictional water and wastewater design, financing, permitting and construction.
- Development and approval of long-range water supply plans and responsible development and management of surface and groundwater supply systems.
- Development and approval of municipal separate storm water systems (MS4).
- Financing clean water system expansion through state Water Quality Improvement Funds (WQIF).
- Negotiation and defense of citizen Clean Water Act enforcement.
- Representation of municipal water and wastewater authority in civil and criminal investigation by state authorities and EPA.
- Counsel on wastewater authority in establishment, design, permitting and construction of beneficial reuse programs for economic development.
- Development and implementation of Quality Assurance/Quality Control Programs for municipal water and wastewater treatment systems.
- Development of local legislation addressing development of public and private water and wastewater systems.
- Investigation and prosecution of non-typical organized crime cases in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.
- Defense of businesses and professionals in cases concerning individual and corporate liability.
- Representation of national clients including retail product manufacturers, a firearm manufacturer, national chain restaurants, and a major retail chain.
Co-author: An Emerging Risk of Allegations of Insider Trading, Interglobix Magazine, April 30, 2023
Speaker: Far-Reaching Russian Sanctions in the U.S. and an unprecedented speed in enforcement, Webinar, April 2022
Author: "Legal Intricacies of Sustainable Energy," InterGlobix Magazine, September 2021
Author: "Energy, Environment and The Edge – The Decentralized Future of the Data Center," InterGlobix Magazine, December 2020
Author: "The Risk and Uncertainty of Current Times," InterGlobix Magazine, July 31, 2020
Speaker: Henrico Internet Infrastructure Webinar, July 30, 2020
Speaker: Internet Infrastructure Webinar: Data Centers Air Permitting and Compliance Considerations and Operational Challenges, June 17, 2020
Speaker: Business Interruption Coverage for the Internet Infrastructure Industry, June 10, 2020
Speaker: Internet Infrastructure Issues: The Future of the Data Center, May 20, 2020
Speaker: Internet Infrastructure Issues: Data Centers 101 Water Footprint and Consumption, Webinar, May 6, 2020
Speaker: Internet Infrastructure Issues: Data Centers 101 Environmental Health and Safety, Webinar, April 22, 2020
Author: Tax Act May Spur More Investment in RNG, Biogas Projects, Biomass Magazine, March 7, 2018
Author: Public Utilities - Renewable Energy, Handbook of Virginia Local Government Law, 2018
Panelist: "Who Decides?," U.S. Chamber of Commerce Joint Fall Committee Meeting, December 9, 2015
Co-author: "Unmanned Aerial Systems and the Utility of the Future," NACWA The Water Voice, June 17, 2015
Co-author: "The Utility of the Future at Work: Biomethane as New Sources of Energy & Income," NACWA The Water Voice, March 11, 2015
Panelist: Fertilizer or Solid Waste: How far does RCRA spread?, ELI Professional Practice Webinar, February 26, 2015
Co-presenter: EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard: New Pathways, New Opportunities?, Bloomberg BNA Webinar, November 6, 2014
Co-author: "Environment 2014: Water Issues," EPA Administrative Law Reporter, March 2014
Co-Presenter: "Biosolids: Legal Challenges to Land Application and Policy Considerations for Utilities of the Future," Hot Topics in Clean Water Law, NACWA Web Seminar, January 22, 2014
Co-author: "Requirements for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems In Virginia," Bill of Particulars, October 2013
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