On February 7, 2023, well-known venture capitalist Mike Solana tweeted his point of view about the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal industry: “There will probably be a 12 to 24 month sweet spot for lawyers smart enough to use AI...
In the excitement of the “idea” phase of a startup’s life, it is easy for its founders to forget that the company’s only real asset at that time is its intellectual property (“IP”). If the founders are able to decide on an appropriate split of...
The excitement of a startup often clouds founders thinking. They are amped up to go into business with friends, or at least with people they think they can be successful with in the future. If the founders are able to decide on an appropriate split of...
The typical founder team starts an entrepreneurial venture with limited resources—meaning their own resources. They run a race to get customers to buy their product before the company runs out of cash. They may get an SBA loan, they may get some money from an...
Last month during the TomTom Cities Rising Summit , Andy Brownstein and state Senator Jennifer McClellan had an opportunity to discuss the Virginia Clean Economy Act that she helped Governor Northam craft and secure passage for in the 2020 General Assembly. The link to their...
https://youtu.be/5_aAHtBS2Ew We’re grateful to my friend and colleague Abby Johnson, executive director of the Virginia PACE Authority, for her expert summary of the opportunities for commercial financing assistance through this new program enabled under state law and available in some localities, with more on the way....
Click here to register for our Tuesdays 10@10. https://youtu.be/nlZfYlFNFPE C-PACE stands for Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, an innovative and attractive form of commercial real estate financing now available in Virginia, which can be utilized by property owners to implement energy efficiency and resiliency improvements. Andy Brownstein’s...
There have been a number of recent developments regarding C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) lending program in Virginia since our last post on this subject on March 2. First, the previously discussed bill authorizing the development of a statewide program ordinance and administrator to...
GreeneHurlocker’s commercial real estate attorneys, Andy Brownstein and Jared Burden, along with more than 200 real estate industry colleagues, attended the Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate (GRACRE)’s 2020 Real Estate Market Review on February 18, 2020. What’s the verdict on the health of...
Andy Brownstein joined us on January 1 as partner in the firm and focuses his law practice on business law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and investment banking. He's working in our Richmond office. Andy counsels business clients and entrepreneurs in buy and sell-side...