Keir Baker
Keir Baker advises clients on complex commercial disputes, including litigations before the English High Court and arbitrations under various institutional rules (such as LCIA and DIFC-LCIA). He also advises clients on investigations and regulatory enforcement issues, including data privacy matters. Keir’s recent cases include some of the most high-profile English litigations in recent years, including market-leading securities disputes and landmark aviation insurance recovery claims. The Legal 500 notes that clients consider Keir to be “accomplished beyond his years” and describe his work as “truly remarkable.”
Keir has particular know-how in representing institutional shareholders of UK-listed companies in complex securities litigation. He has acted on a number of market-leading claims under Sections 90 and 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, including leading on multiple cases in which the English courts have considered novel questions of law relating to that provision.
Keir was previously seconded to Morgan Lewis’s Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. During this time, he advised regional and international clients on a variety of matters under the laws of the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Keir is the vice chair of the Pro Bono Committee of Morgan Lewis’s London office. In this role, he coordinates the office’s extensive pro bono activities across the firm’s practice areas while maintaining his own busy pro bono practice handling a variety of disputes for low-income or vulnerable individuals and charitable organisations.
