Christa Ketchum joins Jones Walker LLP as special counsel in the Tax Practice Group and as a member of the tax credit finance team in the firm’s Birmingham office.
Bill Hines, the firm’s managing partner, said of Ketchum, “Her diverse real estate and tax credit finance experience will be valuable to our corporate clients both in Birmingham and across the country.”
Ketchum is a qualified property and finance attorney with an extensive background in private practice and as in-house corporate counsel for both title insurance companies and commercial developers. She will help real estate clients navigate complex federal and state tax incentives and tax credits, including low-income housing tax credit programs.
She has represented clients in all aspects of commercial real estate, 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.