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Keystone Law Offices

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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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

Praised for its ‘commercial approach’, the team at Keystone Law primarily assists high-net-worth clients. Featuring noteworthy figures like Ian Cooke and Sakhjit Randhawa, the group handles instructions spanning the full spectrum of the residential property market including sales and acquisitions, developments, and financings, as well as enfranchisement and disputes. Cooke regularly handles transactions within the prime and super-prime London residential property market, advising property developers on the sale of houses and apartments in developments. Randhawa is particularly skilled at assisting with high-value residential property acquisitions, sales and new development projects, as well as country residential property transactions. Hugh Murphy is a key figure within the team. James Bunker joined the firm from Vardags in January 2024. Bunker’s client base consists of high-net-worth clients from the UK and the Middle East.

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