Mark Keenan

Contentious trusts and probate; charities and not-for-profit; private client.

Mark is a Partner in Mishcon Private, specialising in complex inter-family domestic and international trust and succession disputes often involving asset-tracing and recovery in offshore jurisdictions.

He 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.

Mark is a recognised leader in his field. Chambers & Partners describes Mark Keenan as "utterly client-focused, a brilliant lawyer and a brilliant tactician". He receives praise for his technical expertise and client care skills: "I have total faith in him. He is caring and clever, which is a great combination."

Legal 500 rankings highlighted Mark as "an individual star: hugely interventionist in a good way, and an amazing tactician" with "an encyclopaedic knowledge of the relevant cases".

Mark is a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the International Fraud Group (IFG). The IFG is a global network of specialist fraud lawyers across 14 countries focused on securing injunctions, asset recovery and trust busting remedies in key offshore jurisdictions.

He is a professional Deputy of the Court of Protection.

Mark is also part of the MDR Solutions I team, a litigation finance venture offering greater access to funding for claimants.

Westminster University: LLB (Hons)