Jones Walker LLP added a local member in its tax practice group.The firm hired Christa Ketchum as special counsel in its tax practice group and tax credit finance team, which will be recognized at the BBJ’s upcoming Best of the Bar event, in its Birmingham office. She is a property and finance attorney and will play a role in helping real estate clients navigate federal and state tax incentives and tax credits, including low-income housing tax credit programs.“Her diverse real estate and tax credit finance experience will be valuable to our corporate clients both in Birmingham and across the country,” Jones Walker Managing Partner Bill Hines said.Ketchum has advised on structuring 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.”I am excited to join Jones Walker, a firm known for its tax and real estate knowledge,” Ketchum said. “I look forward to working alongside some of the best attorneys in both fields.”Ketchum most recently worked for Donovan Fingar LLC in Hoover. She has also been corporate counsel, closing attorney and commercial title and sales manager with TitleSouth, Jefferson Title Corporation and Reli Title & Closing Company and in-house counsel with Liberty Park Joint Venture LLP.Jones Walker is the 31st-largest law firm in Birmingham as ranked by local attorneys, with 14, according to the BBJ’s most recent list. Its Birmingham office is located in the Shipt Tower. The firm has 346 attorneys across its footprint, which includes offices in Alabama, Arizona, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Y …
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