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Keystone Law Wikipedia Page

Background
Keystone Law is a national professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom offering a range of legal services for business and individuals. The firm launched by solicitor James Knight, and Charles Stringer who was Head of Sales at the BBC was initially called Lawyers Direct but rebranded in 2008 as Keystone Law. . On 21 October 2013 the firm converted to an Alternative Business Structure (ABS). This was the 173rd ABS to be approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and enabled Keystone Law to offer additional client services that are ancillary to its existing legal services. It also allowed co-founder Charles Stringer, who is not legally qualified, to become a director of the firm. In 2013 the firm opened its first international office in Guernsey and formally launched operations in Australia in May 2014 as Keypoint Law 2013 also saw Keystone Law implemented an award winning recruitment campaign to attract partner level lawyers to join the firm and increased headcount by 48% in less than twelve months. . Keystone Law has approximately 150 consultant lawyers (Jan 2014) who through an award nominated IT platform are able to work from any location in the world and have access to office facilities when face to face meetings are required. Keystone only recruits lawyers who have at least 8 years post qualification experience which has usually been gained in a top 100 law firm. The firm’s administration and compliance is handled by a central London office where it also hosts a suite of meeting rooms and hot desks available for the lawyers to use.

Practice Areas
Keystone’s main practice areas include :


 * Antitrust & EU Law
 * Asset Finance
 * Commercial Contracts
 * Commercial Property
 * Construction
 * Corporate
 * Data Protection
 * Defamation
 * Dispute Resolution
 * Employment
 * Family & Matrimonial
 * Fraud & Financial Crime
 * Insurance
 * Intellectual Property
 * Media
 * Pensions & Incentives
 * Planning & Environment
 * Probate & Estate Planning
 * Residential Property
 * Restructuring & Insolvency
 * Tax: Corporate
 * Tax: Employment
 * Tax: Property
 * Technology

Sectors
Keystone operates in a range of sectors including :


 * Aviation
 * Entrepreneurs
 * Financial Services
 * Food & Beverage
 * Healthcare
 * In-House Legal
 * Law Firm Support
 * Marine and Shipping
 * Private Client
 * Professional Practices
 * Property Development
 * Retail
 * Sports
 * Technology Media & Telecoms (TMT)

Reel Life
In 2013 Keystone Law invested into a short fictional film written and directed by Keystone Lawyer, Lawrence Relton called Reel Life. Reel Life’s main characters are [ [Adam Sinclair] ] is Nazneen Contractor, [ [Anthony Head] ] and [ [Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen] ] The film has featured in festivals across the world including:

Awards
Keystone Law has been recognised by a number of industry awards and is annually recognised by Chambers and Partners (Guide to the world’s best lawyers) and the Legal 500.