
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC‘s rail finance offering is a port of call for a variety of financing, restructuring and leases involving rail-related assets. The team represents lenders, asset managers and lessors in railcar purchases, loans, leases, facilities, securitizations, and other finance transactions. The team includes ITE Management, Wells Fargo Rail Corporation, Truist Equipment Finance and The InStar Group as part of its portfolio of clients. The team is currently headed by Charlotte-based Matthew R. Mollozzi, who is sought after by clients for his broad experience in representing lessors, lesses, banks, investment firms, lenders and borrowers in various rail equipment related finance, including transactions involving railcars, warehouses, and other rail assets. Emily Young and Payton Wallace are key members of the team, and frequently operate in matters requiring expertise in rail-related credit facilities, leases and direct loans.
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Key clients
- ITE Management
- The |InStar| Group
- CIT Rail, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
- Wells Fargo Rail Corporation
- Boundary Rail
- Citizens Asset Finance, Inc., a division of Citizens Bank, N.A.
- AITX
- Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC
- Amergin| Asset Management
- SMBC Equipment Finance
Work highlights
- Represented US and Canadian SPE subsidiaries of ITE Management in connection with a $385 million (optional increase to $600 million) revolving loan warehouse facility for railcars and related leases.
- Represented US and Canadian SPE subsidiaries of The InStar Group, LLC in connection with a $305 million (optional increase to $500 million) revolving loan warehouse facility for railcars and related leases.
- Represented The InStar Group, LLC in connection with a $200 million purchase of railcars and related leases.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head
Rob Kenny
Other key lawyers
Emily Young; Payton Wallace