Areas of Practice
- Banking & Financial Services
- Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Corporate & Securities
- Investment Management Legal Services
- Project Development & Finance
- The JOBS Act Resource Page
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
Practice-Specific Experience
Education
- The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2002, magna cum laude; Alabama Editor, Alabama Law Review, 2001–2002
- Birmingham-Southern College, B.A. in English, 1995
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 2002
- Florida, 2010
Court Admissions
- M.D. Ala.
- N.D. Ala.
- S.D. Ala.
Christopher Couch is a special counsel in the firm's Banking & Financial Services Practice Group and practices from the firm's Birmingham office. His practice includes advising banks and other financial institutions on regulatory and operational matters, civil and regulatory actions involving commercial and regulatory claims, and compliance with banking and lending laws and regulations. He has advised large regional banks with respect to consumer compliance issues regarding new products and services including payment systems.
Mr. Couch also has experience advising privately held businesses on corporate governance and securities issues, including private placement of equity securities, corporate and project finance, and recapitalizations.
Mr. Couch is a 2002 graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law, where he received his juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, in 2002. During law school, he served the Alabama Editor on the Alabama Law Review from 2001–2002.
Noteworthy
- Named a "Rising Star" in the areas of Banking & Business/Corporate in the 2011 edition of Alabama Super Lawyers
- Named one of Birmingham's "Top Attorneys" 2012 in the area of Corporate Finance by Birmingham Magazine
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Four Jones Walker Attorneys Named "Top Attorneys" by Birmingham Magazine
- Couch Featured in Birmingham Business Journal
- Couch Quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal
- Attorneys Named to Alabama Super Lawyers 2011
- Birmingham Office Address Change and Contact Information Update
- Christopher P. Couch Joins Jones Walker
Presentations
- "Raising Capital in a Challenging Environment", February 9, 2010, Weathering the Storm Webinar Series
Publications
- "Fair Lending Revisited"
Banking Traditions, September 1, 2010
Memberships
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association (Member, Section of Business Law, Middle Market & Small Business Committee)
- The Florida Bar
