Moore & Associates

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

M&A is a boutique multidisciplinary professional services firm and the preferred choice for institutional lenders, public authorities, property owners and developers who seek transactional law or commercial real estate services within the New York City Tri-State and Mid-Atlantic regions.

The firm brings considerable, high-level past performance with leveraged and investment grade financing, asset-based financing, leveraged spin-offs, direct lending transactions, second lien and mezzanine financings, recapitalizations and LMI investing with an emphasis on community reinvestment in affordable housing and businesses under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) for institutions active in the DMV and NY Tri-State markets.

We counsel clients on complex corporate law, corporate governance and HR related matters, financial transactions (e.g., IRR, cap rates or risk analysis, documentation, and prioritization), structured finance, securities, regulated entities, complex litigation, and an array of CRE matters, including acquisitions, asset management, and discounted cash flow or IRR analysis during holding periods prior to disposition. We represent government agencies, quasi-public, and private financial institutions and have done so since 1990, in a broad array of bank regulatory and financial matters.

We have also prosecuted proceedings in federal district courts along the east coast, particularly in the states of Maryland, New York and in Washington, D.C. The firm successfully represented the Federal Housing Finance Administration as lead counsel in the federal district court for Maryland and secured a summary dismissal with prejudice in 2021.

We work closely with county and municipal governments within the Washington, DC metropolitan area and beyond, philanthropic funds, private foundations, and non-traditional sources of capital that look to strategically finance projects including energy efficient programs in non-commercial settings (e.g., public buildings and non-profits). The firm currently represents USDA, RUS, as its transactional finance counsel.

A list of our past and current Public Sector Clients follows:
• General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Agency
• the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, U.S. Department of Treasury
• General Counsel, National Science Foundation
• U.S. Department of Defense, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research & U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Office of Research and Technology Applications
• Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
• Office of the Attorney General, State of Maryland, Maryland Energy Administration
• Office of the Attorney General, State of Maryland, Consumer Protection Division
• Johns Hopkins University, Forest City – New East Baltimore Partnership, Federal and State elected representatives such as the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, JD, United States Congressman, Maryland’s 7th District, Special Committee, State Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, President Pro Tem, Maryland State Senate, and Douglas W. Nelson, Past President, Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Baltimore City Mayor, Martin J. O’Malley
• Prince George’s County, Maryland Redevelopment Authority.
Nine (9) Current Public Sector Clients:
• Office of the Attorney General, State of Maryland, P3 – Assistant Counsel
• Office of the Attorney General, State of Maryland, Rail and Right of Way
• U. S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utility Service, Office of General Counsel
• United States Attorney (Dept. of Justice) – Middle District of Georgia
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Office of General Counsel
• United States Attorney (Dept. of Justice) – Maryland
• General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service Office of Real Property Utilization & Disposal
• Baltimore County, Maryland, Dept. General Services
• National Credit Union Administration

PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSACTIONS

The firm was awarded a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract and is certified under GSA Schedule 520 (PSS) – Contract No.: GS-23F-0031X. Public sector clients rely on our services under NAISC codes: 541110, 541199, 561110, and 531210. We have exceptional CPARS and outstanding references in the public sector. Our GSA contract term has been extended and remains in effect during the second renewal term: 1/25/2022– 1/24/2027. Our Federal Supply Schedule is found under our GSA Schedule No.: GS-23F-0031X, CAGE: 5FW22, UEI: G5AHMC5VV8F4.
Finance & Capital Markets
M&A has extensive experience representing both issuers, investors, and financial institutions as they navigate today’s complicated capital markets and leverage finance deals.
GSA, Public Buildings Service Office of Real Property Utilization & Disposal (Current Contract): M&A and its partners serve to advise GSA on its real property portfolio in various capacities, including value added services, targeted asset reviews, real property sales and support services, and a full range of related strategic advisory services under a blanket purchase agreement in effect.

Strategic Financial Services

Our private sector practice represents owners, developers, institutional investors, and commercial lenders in connection with real estate development projects, capital markets and securities, and leveraged finance transactions.

U. S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utility Service, Office of General Counsel (Current Contract): M&A and its subcontractor, Ballard Spahr, provide legal advice and counsel to USDA, OGC to support USDA loans and grants for energy audits, renewable energy development assistance, energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems.

Large Institutional Financial Services Company: We provide strategic and regulatory advice for “Qualified Fund Investments” to preclude violation of the “Control Requirement” under the CRA. M&A has advised and counseled developers and institutional lenders regarding NMTC and LIHTC transactions under IRC Section 42 to redevelop: (1) a charter school in Delaware, and
(2) nineteen (19) residential rental buildings containing sixty-three (63) units designated for low- income housing in Baltimore, Maryland financed in part through use of LIHTC and private investor funds. In the past year, we have handled a $40 Million Dollar Affordable Housing Preservation Fund and a $22 Million Grow American Affordable Housing Fund for our clientele.

State of Maryland, Office of the Attorney General (“MD-OAG”) and Maryland Energy Administration (“MEA”): M&A has a long history serving MD-OAG, Maryland Energy Division (MEA) from 2012-2017. The engagement was renewed multiple times, covering more than five (5) years. We secured asset-based financing transactions using all asset types and resolved asset recovery matters for MEA at trial. See, State of Maryland (Confessed Judgment) (Anne Arundel County), Case No.: C-13-179410.

Transactional Law

M&A is well-positioned to provide sound and critical legal services to support GC operations through Transactional Law Practice in the following areas:
• Capital Markets and Public Finance. Representing banks and accredited investors, et al.
• Tax and Equity Investments. Under Section 42 and in accord with CRA plans.
• Information Technology and Data: Advice and counseling regarding FOIA, licensing, privacy, and technology transfers.
• Agency Innovation: policy development, including best practices research.
• Legal: statutory review and modernization; benchmarking and best practices development; rulemaking support; policy development
• Intergovernmental Relations: Respond and interface with executive, federal and state agencies.
• HR and Employment Matters: Documentation for employer-employee relationships and the development of personnel policies; procurement and HR investigation services.
• SEC Enforcement Support: investigation and examination support; market conduct examinations; adjudications support.
• Complex Litigation: administrative and appellate level support.

Complex Litigation

M&A has provided litigation and administrative law support to U.S. agencies.
FHFA (Recent Contract): Diamond et ux. v. U.S. National Bank, et al., (the “Diamond Litigation”). M&A served as litigation counsel in defense of FHFA, a defendant in the Diamond Litigation filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. M&A secured a dismissal on substantive grounds to bring an end to the Diamond Litigation before substantial costs associated with discovery and other issues were incurred.

Legal Support
U.S. Department of Treasury, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“SIGTARP”) (Recent Contract): M&A provided staff attorneys and paralegal support under an initial contract renewed three times to serve SIGTARP dating back to the Spring of 2016.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Office of General Counsel (2022- 2023) (Recent Contract): Six (6) staff attorneys worked closely with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Office of general Counsel, principally under Exemption 6 to alleviate a large FOIA backlog under intense pressure.
United States Attorney (Dept. of Justice) – Middle District of Georgia & United States Attorney (Dept. of Justice) – Maryland (Current Contract): M&A employs approximately twelve (12) paralegals under a multiyear contract to provide legal support to the department of justice at several locations in State of Maryland and the State of Georgia.

PREPARED BY CONTRACTOR:
K. TEYA MOORE & ASSOCIATES, PA (d/b/a MOORE & ASSOCIATES EIN/TIN: 52-276660
DUNS: 168741622
12530 Fairwood Parkway, Ste: 103
Bowie, MD 20720
Web Site: http://www.kteyamoore.com

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR:

Kieyasien K. Moore,
Managing Partner
Phone Number: 301-860-0885
Fax Number: 301-860-0884
E-Mail: kkm@kteyamoore.com