Jones Walker LLP is pleased to welcome Christa Ketchum as special counsel in the Tax Practice Group and a member of the tax credit finance team in the Birmingham office.
“We are pleased to welcome Christa to our tax team,” said Bill Hines, the firm’s managing partner. “Her diverse real estate and tax credit finance experience will be valuable to our corporate clients both in Birmingham and across the country.”
Christa is a qualified property and finance attorney who draws on her extensive background in private practice and as in-house corporate counsel for both title insurance companies and commercial developers. She will play a key role in helping real estate clients navigate complex federal and state tax incentives and tax credits, including low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) programs.
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“I am excited to join Jones Walker, a firm known for its tax and real estate knowledge,” Christa said. “I look forward to working alongside some of the best attorneys in both fields.”
She has broad experience advising on the structure of transactions; composing entity formation documents; drafting and negotiating purchase agreements and closing documents; assisting with due diligence, acquisition, entitlements, and zoning matters; and managing the closing process. Christa has represented clients across the continuum of commercial real estate transactions, including investors, developers, landlords, and borrowers on large-scale development projects throughout the Sunbelt and has experience advising purchasers and sellers in 1031 exchanges and serving as a 1031 intermediary.
Christa’s firsthand industry experience enables her to help lenders and investors identify and mitigate property, environmental, financial, and other business risks; avoid excessive capital expenditures; and take advantage of LIHTC programs that can help achieve their objectives.
