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Keystone Law Offices
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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John Stephens
Work Department
Property.
Position
John joined Keystone in 2013 as a consultant in the firm’s commercial property team. He has considerable experience in real estate and property law in leading City and regional practices at partner level and latterly in a boutique practice in Guernsey. John acts mainly for offshore investors and developers of commercial property in inward UK investment, secured lending and development-related work for financial industry developers and funders.
Career
1977, qualified as a solicitor; 1977-1979, Travers Smith, solicitor; 1980-2000, Simmons & Simmons, solicitor then partner; 2000-2002, Stephens & Scown LLP, partner; 2002-2006, Michelmores LLP, partner; 2006-2009, Clarke Willmott LLP, partner; 2009-2011, John Stephens Solicitor, principal; 2011-2012, WSM (Solicitors) LLP, consultant; 2012-2013, Spicer & Partners Guernsey LLP, partner; 2013, Keystone Law, consultant solicitor.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Transport > Travel
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant