Practical Counsel For The Real World.

The only modern law firm that partners with the most experienced attorneys in industry to deliver a better client experience at every stage.

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Field Experience Matters.

Whether you’re filing your articles of incorporation or running a public company, our team has been there.  Partnering with Scale means battle-tested counsel every step of the way.

Bench strength where it matters.

We’re organized around the core strengths that you need from a true business partner:

A better client experience.

We share a deep commitment to delivering a better client experience through core values unique to Scale.

Practical

We’ve built companies from the inside before, and pride ourselves on delivering practical, actionable advice.

Efficient

A tech-forward, remote-first structure means you get access to unmatched legal talent at a fair price.

Responsive

Industry experience means our attorneys understand the pressures of business. We’re reachable and on your team.

Meet The Team

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Johnathon Doe

Partner

Location, State

Johnathon Doe

Partner

Location, State

Johnathon Doe

Partner

Location, State

Johnathon Doe

Partner

Location, State

Lindsey Altmeyer

Counsel

Dallas, TX

Nicole Baldocchi

Paralegal

San Francisco, CA

Melissa H.D. Balough

Counsel

South Lake Tahoe, CA

Josh Banerje

Counsel

Los Angeles, CA

Not all attorneys. Just the best.

We have deep field experience and come from the world's best law schools, law firms, companies, and government institutions.

Firms

Scale's attorneys were partners, shareholders, counsel, or associated with the following firms before joining our team:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Alston & Bird

Allen & Overy

Arent Fox LLP

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cooley LLP

Dechert LLP

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP

Haynes Boone, LLP

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Jones Day

K&L Gates LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP

Mayer Brown LLP

McGuireWoods LLP

Morrison & Foerster LLP

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Paul Weiss LLP

Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Reed Smith LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLC

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Troutman Pepper

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.

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Organizations

Most of our attorneys have practiced law in house, and in that role, answered to business leaders and executives at these industry leaders:

24 Hour Fitness

Affirm

American Express

Blend

Bread

Brightloom

Caesars Entertainment

Credit Suisse

Happy Money

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

Kiavi (formerly known as LendingHome)

LendingClub

MetroMile

Nissan North America, Inc.

Obama Admin., Office of White House Counsel

Opendoor

Panasonic of North America

Payactiv

Prosper Marketplace

Qualia Labs, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics (a division of Roche)

Roofstock

The Climate Corporation

The Northern Trust Company

TwinStrand Biosciences

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Unison

United States Attorney’s Office

Upstart Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: UPST)

Wachovia Bank Capital Markets

World Class Capital Group, LLC

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Law Schools

Our team received its legal education at the best law schools in the country:

Columbia Law School

Cornell Law School

Duke University School of Law

Emory University School of Law

George Washington University Law School

Georgetown University Law Center

Harvard Law School

New York University School of Law

Northwestern University School of Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

SMU Dedman School of Law

Tulane Law

UCLA School of Law

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

University of California, Davis School of Law

University of California, Hastings

University of Chicago Law School

University of Miami School of Law

University of Michigan Law School

University of North Carolina School of Law

University of Texas in Austin

UPenn, Carey Law School

UVA School of Law

Vanderbilt University Law School

Washington University School of Law, St. Louis

Yale Law School

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Legal Insights

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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. 

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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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Tips for a Successful Fintech-Bank Partnership

For a fintech, finding the right bank partner accelerates the path to product launch. By partnering with a bank, the fintech is able to leverage the bank’s charter to deliver a uniform product across those states.

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