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About
Provided by Ciaran Keller
Practice Areas
Commercial Dispute Resolution, Chancery Commercial, Banking and Finance, Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery, Energy, Offshore litigation, International Arbitration, Company and Partnership, and Professional Negligence.
Career
Ciaran was formerly a fast-stream diplomat in HM Diplomatic Service (serving at the United Nations and the British Embassy, Lisbon).
Professional Memberships
Commercial Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; LCIA; LexisNexis Expert Panel on Arbitration.
Personal
Ciaran’s practice includes commercial and commercial chancery litigation and arbitration (domestic and international), civil fraud, banking and financial services related litigation, company, partnership and insolvency matters, energy and minerals, fiduciaries and professional negligence. He is regularly instructed in large-scale international disputes (including enforcing and challenging arbitral awards, international debt recovery and obtaining and resisting freezing orders) and cases involving questions as to the appropriate choice of law or jurisdiction. He has also acted in a number of claims for and against sovereign states. Ciaran also has a notable offshore practice, having been instructed on disputes in, among others, Jersey, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man and Hong Kong. He has been admitted as a member of the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ciaran Keller offers extensive experience in the handling of complex or very high-value partnership matters with a strong international element. He is further noted for his knowledge and experience of the high-end accountancy sector.
Ciaran Keller has been called to the Bar of the BVI and is a noted presence in other offshore jurisdictions, such as the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man and Jersey. He is an expert in cases involving breach of trust, insolvency and freezing order proceedings, and has a strong client roster that includes a number of international financial corporations.
Ciaran Keller is a noted junior with experience in representing private businesses, private equity funds and banks in matters involving Quincecare duty claims, sovereign debt and insolvency.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ciaran Keller is probably one of the best juniors working at the commercial Bar. He is super responsive, he works well in a team and he is extremely efficient."
"Ciaran Keller is everything you could ask for in counsel. He is hard-working but also very practical and commercial. He focuses on getting the right result for the client."
"Ciaran is one of the best. He is absolutely outstanding and a superb cross-examiner."
"Ciaran's ability to focus on the minutiae surrounding legal arguments whilst not losing sight of the big picture is impressive. He is a trusted adviser with a strong track record of results."
"One of the cleverest and easiest to work with barristers around."
"He's absolutely excellent, probably one of the best juniors working at the commercial Bar. He's super responsive, very smart, works well in a team, extremely efficient and very good on his feet."
"Any commercial work I get requiring a junior he's my first port of call. He's bright, responsive and sharp. He has experience, insight and is very incisive which is helpful when you're under pressure."
"Ciaran is everything you could ask for in counsel. He is super smart and hardworking, but also very practical and commercial, and focused on getting the right result for the client."
"Ciaran is absolutely excellent and one of the best juniors working at the Commercial Bar. Super responsive and very smart, he works well in a team and is extremely efficient."
"He's absolutely excellent, probably one of the best juniors working at the commercial Bar. Ciaran is super responsive, works well in a team, is extremely efficient and is very good on his feet."
"Ciaran is bright, responsive and sharp. He has experience, insight and is very incisive, which is helpful when you're under pressure."
"Ciaran is everything you could ask for in counsel. He is super smart and hard-working, but also very practical and commercial, and focused on getting the right result for the client."
"Ciaran Keller is absolutely excellent. He's super responsive and very smart, works well in a team and is extremely efficient."
"Ciaran's analysis is always very strong and very valuable."
"He's excellent, he is one of the best juniors out there. He's super smart, very practical, and very efficient. He gets things done quickly and smoothly on time."
"Ciaran Keller is probably one of the best juniors working at the commercial Bar. He is super responsive, he works well in a team and he is extremely efficient."
"Ciaran Keller is everything you could ask for in counsel. He is hard-working but also very practical and commercial. He focuses on getting the right result for the client."
"Ciaran is one of the best. He is absolutely outstanding and a superb cross-examiner."
"Ciaran's ability to focus on the minutiae surrounding legal arguments whilst not losing sight of the big picture is impressive. He is a trusted adviser with a strong track record of results."
"One of the cleverest and easiest to work with barristers around."
"He's absolutely excellent, probably one of the best juniors working at the commercial Bar. He's super responsive, very smart, works well in a team, extremely efficient and very good on his feet."
"Any commercial work I get requiring a junior he's my first port of call. He's bright, responsive and sharp. He has experience, insight and is very incisive which is helpful when you're under pressure."
"Ciaran is everything you could ask for in counsel. He is super smart and hardworking, but also very practical and commercial, and focused on getting the right result for the client."
"Ciaran is absolutely excellent and one of the best juniors working at the Commercial Bar. Super responsive and very smart, he works well in a team and is extremely efficient."
"He's absolutely excellent, probably one of the best juniors working at the commercial Bar. Ciaran is super responsive, works well in a team, is extremely efficient and is very good on his feet."
"Ciaran is bright, responsive and sharp. He has experience, insight and is very incisive, which is helpful when you're under pressure."
"Ciaran is everything you could ask for in counsel. He is super smart and hard-working, but also very practical and commercial, and focused on getting the right result for the client."
"Ciaran Keller is absolutely excellent. He's super responsive and very smart, works well in a team and is extremely efficient."
"Ciaran's analysis is always very strong and very valuable."
"He's excellent, he is one of the best juniors out there. He's super smart, very practical, and very efficient. He gets things done quickly and smoothly on time."
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