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Christopher W.D. Jones Chris is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Group. He practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, financial institutions, bank regulatory matters and international transactions with a focus on China. As a transactional attorney, Chris has helped both public and private corporations of all sizes to raise capital and to comply with Federal and state securities laws. He also is involved with general corporate issues, public company reporting requirements, debt financing, asset purchase deals, going private transactions, corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Chris has a background in regulatory issues involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and state banking and securities administrative agencies. Chris also has been involved with securities litigation, not-for-profit entities, partnership law, limited liability companies, real estate syndications, economic development issues and equine business matters.
Education
B.A., Political Science, Vanderbilt University, 2000, College of Arts and Science, Nahsville, Tennessee
Summer Program in Law, Cambridge University, Emmanuel College, 2002, Cambridge, England, July-August 2002
J.D., University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, 2004
Admitted to Practice
Kentucky, 2004
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2005
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
Professional Leadership
Brandeis Law Journal - Member, Volume 41
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law - National Moot Court Team, 2002
Book Award: Corporate Finance, 2003
Student Bar Association, Elected Representative 2002-2004
International Law Society, Co-Founder, 2002
Dean's List, Brandeis School of Law, 2001-2002
Selected Publications and Presentations
"Corporate Update - Recent Developments and Key Legal Changes of 2004," Louisville Bar Association, March, 2005
"A 'Business Law' Update For the Securities Lawyer," 13th Biennial Midwest/Midsouth Securities Law Conference, February, 2006.
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