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Cripps—Chris Keough

28 September 2022
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Residential property team welcomes consultant

Law firm Cripps has welcomed Chris Keough to its residential property team as a consultant.

Chris has expertise in high-value residential property transactions including sales, purchases, lettings arrangements, secured lending, and investment and development by on-shore and off-shore clients.

Head of Cripps’ residential property team Fiona McIntosh commented: 'We are delighted that Chris will be joining our ever-expanding residential property team. His experience in handling high-value matters concerning mixed-used residential schemes and rural estates will make him a phenomenal asset to our team.'

Chris added: 'I am thrilled to be joining Cripps where I’ll be working alongside first-class property lawyers renowned for their transactional and enfranchisement work, who act as trusted advisers to high net worth individuals and several landed estates. I hope to draw on my wealth of experience to deliver successful, pragmatic and commercially-focused results for both clients and the firm. '

Chris joins Cripps from RadcliffesLeBrasseur where he was a partner. Other recent recruits to the team include Christopher Hill (managing associate) and Dilan Yavuz (senior associate).

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