"...impressed by their sterling client service and expertise"
"great tacticians who quickly get to the heart of complex matters"
Recommended in
Chambers UK
2012
"responsive and client focused"
"able to take on any of the biggest players in complex commercial litigation"
Recommended by
The Legal 500
2011
Cooke, Young & Keidan is an entrepreneurial boutique law firm based in the City of London. We specialise in complex and high-value commercial and financial dispute resolution and are one of the few top quality London firms who sue the banks. Our lawyers, recognised as leaders in their fields, are experienced in domestic and international litigation, arbitration, adjudication and all forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Partner-led service
Our partners have years of experience gained from practising in top City law firms and are ranked in the legal directories for the quality of their work and expertise. We strive to differentiate ourselves from other City firms by providing a partner-led service at realistic charge-out rates. We received special recognition in the 2012 edition of Chambers and Partners directory for our "sterling" standard of client service and our expertise.
Acting against banks
Our policy is to avoid being conflicted from acting against banks. We are therefore frequently instructed in complex disputes involving financial institutions against which other City firms have traditionally been unwilling to act. Being practically free from conflicts of interest, we are able to act on cutting-edge cases against financial institutions represented by the well known heavyweight litigation law firms and have obtained enviable results. We are recognised as a leading law firm in this field. Almost uniquely among London law firms, all of the partners in our banking litigation team are recognised in the legal directories as leading practitioners.
Quality advice
Our clients benefit from high quality advice and service as a result of our lawyers' extensive experience and high skill levels. We continuously seek to find effective and novel solutions to our clients' problems. Once a dispute resolution process commences, all our efforts are focussed on winning and achieving the best possible outcome for our clients. The quality of our work is reflected in the nature of our opposition, which often comprises the large City of London firms and the US law firms operating in London.
Select clients
We are careful to limit our acceptance of engagements to those that we can effectively manage, in order to ensure that our clients receive a service which is consistent with the delivery of only the very highest professional standards. This tends to mean that we are selective as to the cases we take on, usually focussing only on particularly high value or complex disputes.