Our litigators are intensely client-focused with the experience and acumen to protect clients and advance their objectives in courtrooms and other fora across the country. Whether representing individuals or companies in significant, bet-the-company scenarios or routine commercial disputes, we work tirelessly and intelligently to achieve the best outcomes, taking the time to learn and understand a client’s business and rise to challenges together.
Scale’s nationwide litigation team represents clients across a range of industries in civil litigation and dispute resolution, white collar, and regulatory enforcement actions at the state and federal levels. We also assist clients with investigations, compliance programs, and risk management.
Our litigation team has significant experience handling complex, high-stakes, and multi-faceted investigations with a focus on mitigating significant legal, regulatory and reputational risk. We often work collaboratively with other Scale practice groups to leverage the firm’s deep bench of legal talent and industry expertise. Working together allows us to take a more holistic approach with the highest level of expertise and achieve the best outcomes for our clients.
Working with industry-leading corporations, emerging companies, and individuals, we routinely assist with the following matters:
Our clients include companies, organizations, and individual targets, subjects and witnesses on a wide range of matters, including criminal defense, government and internal investigations, regulatory inquiries relating to Title VII, False Claims Act, SEC violations and more. Led by former DOJ prosecutors, we take a detailed and strategic approach.
Our clients are as diverse as our practice. We’ve represented:
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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