Our team has significant experience with federal real estate issues - from planning through disposition - having worked with both federal clients and private sector vendors that service them. We understand the intricacies of the federal budgeting process, as well as project-specific approval and appropriation requirements and the impact they have on scope and procurement needs. Our expertise in this area is matched by our ability to provide thoughtful, cost-effective, and tailored legal advice. Through the use of sophisticated software tools and other efficiencies afforded by Scale’s tech-forward, remote-first platform, our federal real estate clients gain access to unparalleled legal talent at a fair price.
Scale’s deep bench of talent includes legal experts with significant government service backgrounds, as well as tech startup, in-house, venture investment, and high-end law firm experience. Working collaboratively, we can provide a complete legal solution, taking projects from planning to operational maturity, and finally, exit, with an emphasis on practical, strategically aligned advice and operational efficiency.
OCC Bulletin Offers Guidance on Venture Lending
In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis and other incidents of banking distress last year, new participants continue to enter the venture debt market — resulting in the formation of new banking relationships. Accordingly, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued Bulletin 2023-34 (the “Bulletin”) to address what it sees as “heightened uncertainty” created by these developments.
California’s New Small Business Commercial Financing Regulations
The goal of S.B. 666 is to protect small business borrowers by restricting the types of fees they may be charged by brokers or providers of certain business loans.3 In this article, we address key issues arising under S.B. 666 for both borrowers and lenders.
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