Herbert P. Moore Jr

Herb Moore is counsel in Goodwin’s Technology Industry Group and Private Investment Funds practice. Herb focuses his practice on advising venture capital and private equity clients on fund formation and fund management matters as well as representing institutions investing in private investment funds. He has experience counseling both established and emerging managers on a wide range of strategic and operational matters, including in connection with the formation, marketing, closing and management of private investment funds, transfers of limited partnership interests, portfolio investment activities, and operational issues. He drafts, reviews and negotiates offering documents, limited partnership agreements, operating agreements, subscription agreements, side letters, LP transfer agreements and other agreements in connection with the formation of and investment in private investment funds.

Herb also has experience representing early-stage and growth-stage companies throughout the corporate lifecycle as well as handling venture capital investment transactions as firms identify and invest in technology companies across geographies and industries. He joined Goodwin in 2022.

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2022, Herb was most recently special counsel at McCarter & English, LLP in the Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies Practice Group. In this role, he advised early-stage venture capital fund clients on fund formation and venture capital transactions. He also counseled early-stage, emerging growth and middle market technology companies on a diverse range of corporate matters, including, entity formation, financing transactions, complex commercial agreements, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. He brings a unique background having been in-house counsel at a leading early-stage venture capital firm, which deepens his understanding of his clients.

Member, American Bar Association

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association

Member, New York Law School Alumni Association

Member, Rutgers University Alumni Association

• Author, “Who’s Got Next? Preparing for EDGAR Next – A Guide for Private Investment Fund Managers,” Goodwin Client Alert, March 20, 2025
• Speaker, “Negotiating a Venture Capital Term Sheet, Material Change Institute,” January 7, 2022
• Speaker, “Organizing a Venture Capital Fund: An Overview,” New York Law School, October 19, 2021
• Speaker, “Critical Legal Issues for Startups,” New York Law School, February 23, 2021
• Speaker, “Early-Stage Venture Capital Transactions: Key Terms and Concepts,” Harlem Capital, November 17, 2020
• Speaker, “Meet the Negotiators Workshop,” youngStartup Ventures: Venture Summit Virtual Connect, August 6, 2020