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Christopher M. Wappel

Banking and Finance Law

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New Orleans, Louisiana
26+ years experience
Jones Walker LLP
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201 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
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Bio

Christopher Wappel is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses on commercial lending and finance. Christopher has practiced law since 1999. He represents borrowers, agents, and lenders in structuring, negotiating, and documenting senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured, and bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, including acquisition, asset-based, oil and gas, real estate, receivables, vessel, and working capital financings. Christopher also has significant experience in public finance, often serving as bond counsel for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds, including the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) bonds. He has served as bank, issuer's, trustee's, and underwriter's counsel for numerous tax-exempt bond offerings and has advised clients on economic development issues and incentives, particularly involving the New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) program. Christopher plays a primary role in the firm’s legal opinion practice and has extensive experience providing commercial finance, debt and equity securities offerings, non-consolidation, and true sale legal opinions. Christopher Wappel is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses on commercial lending and finance. Christopher has practiced law since 1999. He represents borrowers, agents, and lenders in structuring, negotiating, and documenting senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured, and bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, including acquisition, asset-based, oil and gas, real estate, receivables, vessel, and working capital financings. Christopher also has significant experience in public finance, often serving as bond counsel for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds, including the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) bonds. He has served as bank, issuer's, trustee's, and underwriter's counsel for numerous tax-exempt bond offerings and has advised clients on economic development issues and incentives, particularly involving the New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) program. Christopher plays a primary role in the firm’s legal opinion practice and has extensive experience providing commercial finance, debt and equity securities offerings, non-consolidation, and true sale legal opinions. Christopher Wappel is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses on commercial lending and finance. Christopher has practiced law since 1999. He represents borrowers, agents, and lenders in structuring, negotiating, and documenting senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured, and bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, including acquisition, asset-based, oil and gas, real estate, receivables, vessel, and working capital financings. Christopher also has significant experience in public finance, often serving as bond counsel for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds, including the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) bonds. He has served as bank, issuer's, trustee's, and underwriter's counsel for numerous tax-exempt bond offerings and has advised clients on economic development issues and incentives, particularly involving the New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) program. Christopher plays a primary role in the firm’s legal opinion practice and has extensive experience providing commercial finance, debt and equity securities offerings, non-consolidation, and true sale legal opinions.

Local Legal Snapshot

Jurisdiction

Louisiana

State Capital

Baton Rouge

Highest Court

Louisiana Supreme Court

Bar Association

Louisiana State Bar Association

Typical Consultation

$150-$300

Typical Hourly Range

$250-$450/hr

Fee Model Notes

Hourly or flat-fee billing is common.

Estimates vary by market, complexity, urgency, and attorney experience.

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
  • Recognized: Corporate Law
  • Special Focus: Business Transactions
  • Special Focus: Lending Finance

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024

Education

  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1999

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