Schuyler M Moore

Practice Areas

Entertainment; Corporate; Film Financing; Taxation; International; Opportunity Zones; Crypto & NFTs

Career

Schuyler (Sky) Moore, best known in Los Angeles for closing high-dollar, cross-border deals, is highly valued among dealmakers for his concise communications, willingness to quantify risk, and ability to get complex deals to the finish line as fast as possible.

One unique skill Sky brings to deals and financings is his deep expertise in taxation and tax consequences. He specialized in tax in law school and has been a tax expert his entire career.

While Sky receives praise as a very practical and business savvy advisor in matters of crafting appropriate corporate structures and unique financing opportunities, his “trademark,” he says, is very short documents.

“I know what needs to be in a contract, and I know what doesn’t. Writing in plain English streamlines the process. I want clients to understand the contracts they are signing, so we can get to their goal faster.”

“Integrating all the different pieces of financing can be challenging, and instruments are always evolving. I’m a deal maker, not a deal breaker,” he says. “But, I won’t let clients sign half-baked term sheets, deal memos, or letters of intent unless they’re not binding.”