Member Profile
Mark Keenan
Partner | Mishcon de Reya
Office Location: England and Wales
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Top Specialisms
Estates: Contentious
Guardianship and Mental Capacity
Trusts: Contentious
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Professional Biography
Mark is a senior Partner in Mishcon Private, specialising in complex inter-family domestic and international rust and succession disputes often involving asset-tracing and recovery in offshore jurisdictions. Mark has significant experience in advising private individuals and trustees on cross-border inheritance disputes, Will disputes, Inheritance Act claims, Court of Protection applications, estate administration issues, breach of trust and proprietary estoppel claims.
Question : What drew you to specialise in private client law/ wealth advisory?
Answer: The ability to work across a variety of matters and partner with a diverse set of clients often on complex cross-border litigation. These types of cases keep you on your toes because they often involve novel legal issues requiring innovative legal, strate
Question : For lawyers entering private client law, what are key skills you think are essential?
Answer: Private disputes are often deeply personal, and clients expect you to be fully invested and engaged. Private lawyers need to be many things; from strategic advisor, to tenacious advocate, to reassuring supporter. A result driven attention to detail and en
Question : With the evolving landscape of the private client world, what are recent trends or shifts you are excited to explore?
Answer: Now more than ever, private clients expect purposeful, consultative and holistic relationships with their lawyers. We are expected to be experts in the law but also able to advise on a range of non-legal issues that they face in their personal lives. This
Question : Where is your favourite place to take a peer for a cocktail or coffee?
Answer: 180 Strand (Soho House) for cocktails, the famous Mishcon lounge for coffee