Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Excellent sector knowledge and vast experience of disputes makes CYK a brilliant choice.’

‘Young, ambitious, clever, capable, and user friendly. They are very quick to respond and happy to roll their sleeves up. Absolute professionalism, commitment and quality advice. CYK is just excellent.’

‘Demonstrates high levels of engagement, responsiveness and professionalism. The addition of new partners in recent years (particularly Jon Felce and Natalie Todd) has brought real strength and depth to its offering.’

‘Jon Felce is a highly cerebral litigator who knows the law inside out.’

‘Natalie Todd is a brilliant leader who knows how to get results for clients.’

‘Natalie Todd and Jon Felce are expert civil fraud litigators. Specialists in the heaviest, most complicated civil fraud litigation in England and abroad.’

‘Jon Felce is fast, pragmatic and knowledgeable – he is able to explain the intricacies of complex and highly formalistic English enforcement rules and suggest the best way forward.’

‘Lydia Danon is a superb lawyer – responsive, great with clients, and forensic. Rosie Wild is an extremely smart lawyer, who will never give up until a solution is found.’

‘Sam Roberts – the man is a genius, particularly in respect of crypto disputes. He’s also a lot a fun and is very easy-going.’

‘Jon Felce is a highly cerebral litigator who knows the law inside out. Natalie Todd is a brilliant leader who knows how to get results for clients.’

‘Jon Felce, Natalie Todd and Mikhail Vishnyakov are excellent and experienced litigators with particular experience of disputes involving Russia and the former CIS states.’

‘Stephen Elam, Sinead O’Callaghan, Natalie Todd, Jon Felce and Sam Roberts are hungry, tenacious, technically gifted and commercial sensitive. Rosie Wild standouts, too.’

‘The team provides a very high standard of service, with significant levels of partner input.’

‘Stephen Elam (partner) – knows the financial services industry extremely well, is intelligent and very sensible, and is very alert to clients’ commercial interests. Kajal Patel (associate) – very intelligent, tough and client-focused.’

‘Sinead O’Callaghan and Lydia Danon are the exceptional standout lawyers! First class!’

‘Jon Felce is an exceptional tactician and fraud litigator who can see angles and approaches that others would miss; Natalie Todd is absolutely someone to watch – she is in high demand from clients and held in high regard by her peers. Rosie Wild is absolutely a name to watch – I have worked with her since she was a junior associate, when she was trusted by the leading partner to run the matter on a day-to-day basis. She is an exceptional leader, with a wealth and depth of litigation expertise of a much more seasoned litigator.’

‘CYK has a strong commodities practice that complements its market-leading expertise in commercial litigation.’

‘Jon Felce and Natalie Todd stand out as excellent and dynamic partners who are able to combine rigorous legal analysis with strong tactical ability.’

‘Excellent sector knowledge and vast experience of disputes make CYK a brilliant choice. The addition of new partners in recent years (particularly Jon Felce and Natalie Todd) has brought real strength and depth to its offering.’

‘Jon Felce is a highly cerebral litigator who knows the law inside out. Natalie Todd is a brilliant leader who knows how to get results for clients.’

‘The law firm is very responsive and experienced. It is always a pleasure to work with Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP. The team offers truly exceptional support, with great expertise and availability.’

‘John Felce and Rosie Wild are great.’

‘It is a team at the leading edge of crypto work, with the ability to think strategically with the end goal in mind.’

‘Responsive, client-focused, streamlined and commercial.’

‘They have excellent technical skill and commercial nous, key capabilities are deep experience in prosecuting complex and significant claims.’

‘Stephen Elam is an intelligent, sensible and commercial solicitor.’

‘Sam Roberts has a brilliant mind and is always thinking strategically.’

‘Sam Roberts – a very impressive partner with leading tech and finance focus.’

‘Elizabeth Meade is always on top of the detail and good at cutting through to the key points.’

‘Sam Roberts, Liz Meade and Florence Sandberg. All very approachable and on top of the detail.’

‘Sinead O’Callaghan – very strategically savvy partner who remains serenely calm under stress. Sam Roberts – legally and commercially astute partner who is often at least one step ahead. Liz Meade – an incredibly bright and hardworking senior associate, who has a phenomenal eye for the detail.’

‘Natalie Todd and Jon Felce specialise in extremely high-value and fiendishly complicated civil fraud claims. They are incredibly smart, efficient and have excellent commercial and strategic instincts. Wonderful to work with.’

‘Jon Felce is a highly cerebral litigator who knows the law inside out. Natalie Todd is a brilliant leader who knows how to get results for clients.’

‘I have worked with Lydia Danon and Mikhail Vishnyakov. They are both superb. They know the detail, but never lose sight of the big picture. They have excellent client manners and they are a real pleasure to work with.’

‘Rosie Wild is intellectually immense industry leader who is hardworking and a fantastic to work with.’

‘Lydia Danon – a shrewd intellect and delight to work with. Rosie Wild – never a task not done on time.’

‘Jon Felce and Florence Sandberg are names to watch out for. They are strategic, commercial and walk the extra mile to fight in the client’s best interest. They work very closely together in a seamless team, are always available, and a pleasure to collaborate with.’

‘Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP has an exceptional team in dispute resolution and, in particular, international arbitration.’

‘They are great both at strategic and tactical levels, always aiming to achieve the best possible results.’

‘Very qualified and has significant expertise in arbitral procedures, which makes the difference in the conduct of the case. They are fast and very organised in their arguments, and they find the best solutions for cases.’

‘Excellent sector knowledge and vast experience of disputes make CYK a brilliant choice. The addition of new partners in recent years (particularly Jon Felce and Natalie Todd) has brought real strength and depth to its offering.’

‘Jon Felce is a highly-cerebral litigator who knows the law inside out.’

‘Jon Felce is fast, pragmatic and knowledgeable. He is able to explain the intricacies of complex and highly formalistic English enforcement rules and suggest the best way forward.’

‘Natalie Todd is a brilliant leader who knows how to get results for clients.’

‘Mikhail Vishnyakov is a tenacious litigator, who fights hard for clients and is fearless in the face of the opposition. From a barrister’s perspective, he is a great solicitor to work alongside, marshalling the case to trial with great vigour.’