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Keystone Law Offices

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
Visit website 020 3319 3700 0845 458 9398

Ian Cooke

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Work Department

Residential Property

Position

Ian is a Private Property solicitor with over 25 years’ experience handling  prime and super-prime London residential property transactions. He has advised some of the world’s most powerful people investing in the London prime residential property sector on buying, selling and developing in London. Most of Ian’s clients are international, and have included foreign royal families, country leaders and the owners of successful businesses.

As well as advising high-net-worth individuals, Ian advises major property companies. He has also assisted international banks with property finance deals.

Ian is dual-qualified in England and Wales and in the British Virgin Islands. He often advises banks, companies and law firms on the ability of BVI companies to enter into property and other transactions.

In 2019, Ian was top-ranked in The Spear’s 500, in Chambers HNW and in The Legal 500.

Career

2019–Present

Keystone Law

Partner

1997–2019

Charles Russell Speechlys

Partner and Head of Private Property (and from 2014 to 2019 also Head of Private Wealth)

1993–1997

Norton Rose Fulbright

Private Client Property Lawyer

1991–1993

Norton Rose Fulbright

Trainee Solicitor

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Residential property

(Hall of Fame)

Ian Cooke – Keystone Law

‘Keystone Law has a depth of like-minded quality lawyers who all work in complete harmony – the ‘team’ is very effective at delivering excellent advice and positive outcomes’. It boasts an excellent portfolio of high-net-worth clients. The group is skilled at advising on the full spectrum of residential property matters from sales and acquisitions to developments, financings, enfranchisement and disputes. Ian Cooke is vastly experienced in handling transactions relating to the prime and super-prime London residential property market. Sakhjit Randhawa frequently advises on high-value residential property acquisitions, sales and new development projects. In addition, Randhawa has a large following in the Middle East, South East Asia and America. Hugh Murphy is another key figure who acts for private clients, landed estates and institutional clients on all aspects of property law. Murphy continues to be instructed by a number of high-profile international and UK-based clients.

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