Dechert LLP

Global Finance

Partner

Timothy A. Stafford, a partner in Dechert's global finance practices, focuses his practice on complex real estate finance transactions, including construction, permanent and mezzanine lending, commercial mortgage securitization, subordinate real estate debt sales and purchases, and resolutions of distressed real estate debt. Mr. Stafford's practice also encompasses acquisitions and dispositions of commercial properties, commercial leasing, and joint venture transactions. In addition, he serves as a leader on the firm’s LIBOR Transition Taskforce.

Mr. Stafford was a principal draftsman of the form of mezzanine loan intercreditor agreement published in CMBS World, which has become widely used in real estate capital markets transactions. He has also written numerous articles on various topics relating to complex real estate finance structures.

CRE Finance Council (CREFC) Young Mortgage Bankers Association New York State Bar Association Committee on Commercial Leasing

University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A., 1978, summa cum laude University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies, M.A., 1980 University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1983