09 Jul 2026
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Adds Chris Oldham to Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets Team in North Carolina
"Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Winston-Salem has hired Chris Oldham as Counsel on its Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets Team. He will work in real estate finance and commercial lending."
Mr. Oldham brings more than 30 years of experience in real estate finance and commercial lending. He advises lenders, agent banks, borrowers and letter-of-credit issuers on a broad range of sophisticated financial and transactional matters. His real estate finance practice spans retail, office, multifamily, industrial and hotel properties, including both fee simple and ground lease financing, and he handles transactions ranging from single-property loans to multi-state portfolios with complex borrower structures.
His commercial lending work includes revolving and term credit facilities—secured and unsecured—as well as asset-based lending. Mr. Oldham also advises on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and has significant experience with bankruptcy-remote single purpose entities and related legal issues.
Mr. Oldham regularly assists financial institutions with troubled assets and credits, including loan restructurings, workouts, note sales and dispositions of real estate-owned properties. He has negotiated forbearance agreements and guided clients through recoveries via asset sales and refinancing of credits.
He joins Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton from Womble Bond Dickinson and enters the firm as Counsel. Maritza Winfunke, Co-Leader of the Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets Team, said his depth of experience with complex, multi-state transactions and his command of structured finance will strengthen the team as the firm expands its practice in North Carolina.
Mr. Oldham earned his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law and a B.A. from Williams College. Since 2015 he has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Banking & Finance Law.