Our civil government investigation experience spans federal and state agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Navy, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Colorado Department of Transportation, and the California Department of Industrial Relations. These investigations have arisen under laws and regulations including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act, the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), Title VII, state equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination laws, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), as well as other regulations and policies. We approach investigations with a commitment to both protecting our clients’ interests and demonstrating respect for the investigating agency’s mission.
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Our Internal Investigations and White Collar Team assists clients with internal investigations, prosecutions, and other related matters.
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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