Louise Bennett > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law assists businesses, banks and individuals (including company directors) with fraud prevention and resolution. The practice’s expertise covers fraud-related commercial litigation, bribery, corruption, directors’ disqualification, embezzlement and money laundering cases, and tax investigations, along with SFO prosecutions, asset tracing, and freezing and undisclosed wealth management orders. Louise Abbott is a specialist in civil fraud, cryptocurrency, and asset recovery actions; Matthew Hennessy-Gibbs ‘puts together strategies that are cost effective’; and Chris Willison acts for financial institutions in fraud, litigation and asset recovery work.

The ‘highly competent, experienced and dependable lawyers’ at AIM-listed law firm Keystone Law ‘consistently surpass expectations with their utmost professionalism’. The large practice, which covers commercial, family and property disputes and professional negligence, is home to sector specialists in shipping, sport, aviation, energy and media. Among the firm’s experienced practitioners, James Healy-Pratt acts in aviation disputes; Alex Ferrari‘s practice encompasses both domestic and international disputes and veteran litigator Matthew Hennessy-Gibbs is ‘very commercially minded’. Lara Robson is experienced in coordinating proceedings in a range of jurisdictions, while Patrick Elliott is a corporate recovery and insolvency specialist and Patrick Pennal maintains a wide-ranging international litigation practice. The practice also includes shipping, commodities and commercial litigator Dharmendra Nair; James Lankshear, who resolves disputes for companies offering spread betting and foreign exchange services; Chris Botsman, whose ‘commercial litigation experience is fundamental to the success of cases’; insurance, medical and life sciences litigator Rowan Brown; Richard Johnson-Brown, a specialist in shipping disputes; Elaine Chan, who has ‘excellent judgement’; and experienced commercial litigator Kamal Mukhi . Other names to note are Kash Balogun, Robert Kenyon , Louise Abbott, Joseph Kosky, and Nick Scott. Professional liability expert Jane Howard joined from Reed Smith LLP during 2023.

Keystone Law‘s deep-reaching practice encompasses activity across technology and outsourcing workstreams, crypto fraud investigations and seed investments. Praised for her ‘exceptional client handling skills’, Vanessa Barnett‘s broad practice covers compliance by design and contractual work for data platforms. Louise Abbott has a well-documented history of success in cryptocurrency fraud and asset recovery, while Rabya Anwar is equipped to assist fintech clients with work relating to blockchain automation and the launch of high-tech platforms.