People: Willard S. Moore, Partner

Willard S. Moore

Partner

New York
Direct: (212) 218-3384
Fax: (212) 218-5526
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Willard Moore is a partner in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  Mr. Moore represents lenders, developers, owners, and investors in a variety of real estate financing transactions. His primary experience is in commercial mortgage-backed securities, tax-exempt housing bonds, and affordable housing. 

Mr. Moore has represented a number of securitized lenders in the development of securitized lending programs and products and in the origination and securitization of a wide variety of loans, including the financing of multi-family, office, hospitality, retail, industrial and credit tenant properties.  He has also worked extensively with B note originators and purchasers, mezzanine lenders and B-piece investors.  In addition, Mr. Moore has represented many borrowers in both securitized and traditional financings.  In the tax-exempt bond area, he has represented a number of major New York developers and lenders.

Willard Moore is a partner in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  Mr. Moore represents lenders, developers, owners, and investors in a variety of real estate financing transactions. His primary experience is in commercial mortgage-backed securities, tax-exempt housing bonds, and affordable housing. 

Mr. Moore has represented a number of securitized lenders in the development of securitized lending programs and products and in the origination and securitization of a wide variety of loans, including the financing of multi-family, office, hospitality, retail, industrial and credit tenant properties.  He has also worked extensively with B note originators and purchasers, mezzanine lenders and B-piece investors.  In addition, Mr. Moore has represented many borrowers in both securitized and traditional financings.  In the tax-exempt bond area, he has represented a number of major New York developers and lenders.

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1985)
  • B.A., Yale University (1981)

Affiliations

  • New York State Association for Affordable Housing

Publications

  • "Structured & Real Estate Finance Case Update," Real Estate Finance Journal (Fall 2010)
  • “Tax Exempt Bond Financing for New York City Rental Housing,” in Commercial Real Estate Financing  (2004)