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Scott Walker

Partner

330 Madison Avenue
27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
T 212.413.9011
scott.walker@nelsonmullins.com
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Scott is a commercial real estate finance attorney with deep knowledge of agency-backed loans. Drawing on 25 years of experience – including more than a decade in-house at Freddie Mac – he has advised lenders and servicers on workouts, restructurings, receiverships, foreclosures, CMBS servicing, and agency financing requirements. He also has extensive litigation experience in jurisdictions...

Scott is a commercial real estate finance attorney with deep knowledge of agency-backed loans. Drawing on 25 years of experience – including more than a decade in-house at Freddie Mac – he has advised lenders and servicers on workouts, restructurings, receiverships, foreclosures, CMBS servicing, and agency financing requirements. He also has extensive litigation experience in jurisdictions across the United States. Having served as in-house counsel for a GSE, Scott has first-hand knowledge of the concerns and demands faced by financial services executives. Known for his technical mastery of underwriting and servicing requirements and commitment to client service, Scott delivers practical solutions that mitigate risk and maximize recovery.

across the United States. Having served as in-house counsel for a GSE, Scott has first-hand knowledge of the concerns and demands faced by financial services executives. Known for his technical mastery of underwriting and servicing requirements and commitment to client service, Scott delivers practical solutions that mitigate risk and maximize recovery.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters 

  • Led in-house legal efforts related to multiple federal receiverships, each of which involved dozens of multifamily properties securing CMBS loans obtained by the sponsor pursuant to fraud.
  • Worked on multifamily foreclosures, receiverships, REO sales, and mortgage-litigation in jurisdictions across the United States related to loans secured by Class A/B apartments, student housing, and affordable housing.
  • Represented financial institution regarding the master servicing of performing and distressed loans in its multi-billion-dollar CMBS portfolio.
  • Represented GSE in thousands of borrower-consent transactions related to multifamily loans, including transfers of ownership, partial releases, commercial leases, condemnations, property alterations, and easements.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Associate General Counsel, Freddie Mac (2013-2025)
  • Counsel, New York regional law firm (2007-2012)
  • Associate, New York boutique law firm (2005-2007)
  • Associate, New York international law firm (2002-2005)
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters 

  • Led in-house legal efforts related to multiple federal receiverships, each of which involved dozens of multifamily properties securing CMBS loans obtained by the sponsor pursuant to fraud.
  • Worked on multifamily foreclosures, receiverships, REO sales, and mortgage-litigation in jurisdictions across the United States related to loans secured by Class A/B apartments, student housing, and affordable housing.
  • Represented financial institution regarding the master servicing of performing and distressed loans in its multi-billion-dollar CMBS portfolio.
  • Represented GSE in thousands of borrower-consent transactions related to multifamily loans, including transfers of ownership, partial releases, commercial leases, condemnations, property alterations, and easements.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Associate General Counsel, Freddie Mac (2013-2025)
  • Counsel, New York regional law firm (2007-2012)
  • Associate, New York boutique law firm (2005-2007)
  • Associate, New York international law firm (2002-2005)

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Professional Activities

  • ACC National Capital Region, Litigation Forum Co-Chair (2016-2022)
  • Structured Finance Litigation subcommittee, ABA Business Law Section, Vice-Chair (2011-2015)
  • Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association, Member (2007-2013) President (2011-2012)

Community

  • Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Board of Directors (2017-2024); President (2023)

Leadership

  • ACC National Capital Region Leadership Academy, Class of 2022

Scott is a commercial real estate finance attorney with deep knowledge of agency-backed loans. Drawing on 25 years of experience – including more than a decade in-house at Freddie Mac – he has advised lenders and servicers on workouts, restructurings, receiverships, foreclosures, CMBS servicing, and agency financing requirements. He also has extensive litigation experience in jurisdictions... across the United States. Having served as in-house counsel for a GSE, Scott has first-hand knowledge of the concerns and demands faced by financial services executives. Known for his technical mastery of underwriting and servicing requirements and commitment to client service, Scott delivers practical solutions that mitigate risk and maximize recovery.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters 

  • Led in-house legal efforts related to multiple federal receiverships, each of which involved dozens of multifamily properties securing CMBS loans obtained by the sponsor pursuant to fraud.
  • Worked on multifamily foreclosures, receiverships, REO sales, and mortgage-litigation in jurisdictions across the United States related to loans secured by Class A/B apartments, student housing, and affordable housing.
  • Represented financial institution regarding the master servicing of performing and distressed loans in its multi-billion-dollar CMBS portfolio.
  • Represented GSE in thousands of borrower-consent transactions related to multifamily loans, including transfers of ownership, partial releases, commercial leases, condemnations, property alterations, and easements.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Associate General Counsel, Freddie Mac (2013-2025)
  • Counsel, New York regional law firm (2007-2012)
  • Associate, New York boutique law firm (2005-2007)
  • Associate, New York international law firm (2002-2005)

Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law, JD, cum laude
    • Order of the Coif
    • Managing Editor, Rutgers Law Review
  • Columbia University, BA, Political Science and History, Dean's List

Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey

Clerkships

  • The Honorable John E. Sprizzo, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2000 - 2002)

Practice Areas

Industries

  • ACC National Capital Region, Litigation Forum Co-Chair (2016-2022)
  • Structured Finance Litigation subcommittee, ABA Business Law Section, Vice-Chair (2011-2015)
  • Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association, Member (2007-2013) President (2011-2012)
  • Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Board of Directors (2017-2024); President (2023)
  • ACC National Capital Region Leadership Academy, Class of 2022