BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce Christopher P. Couch has been named a Member of the firm. Couch joined McGlinchey Stafford’s Birmingham, Alabama office in 2016.
“Chris demonstrates exceptional knowledge and client service in banking and corporate law, especially with regard to emerging issues in an ever-changing regulatory environment. His knowledge and background have allowed us to better serve clients nationwide,” said Rudy Aguilar, Managing Member of McGlinchey Stafford. “Chris is a valued member of our Birmingham team, and we are proud to have Chris as a Member of our firm.”
Couch’s practice includes advising banks and other financial institutions in regulatory and operational matters, compliance, and commercial lending transactions, and privately held companies in corporate, capital markets, and commercial transactions. His practice also includes counseling regional and community banks with respect to deposit operations, payment systems, treasury management products, consumer regulatory regimes, and new services offerings, including electronic and mobile banking. In addition, Couch regularly works with regulated and unregulated companies in vendor and technology transactions (including issues of data privacy and cybersecurity), mergers, and acquisitions.
“It has been wonderful to work with the talented attorneys and staff of McGlinchey Stafford’s Birmingham office to form a strong Alabama presence and offer new services to the firm’s existing clients in the state,” said Couch. “I am very pleased to be named a Member of a firm that is so dedicated to contributing to the growth and success of the Birmingham business community.”
A 2002 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, Couch received his M.B.A., with honors, from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management in 2015.
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