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It’s not just about their legal expertise but also their market experience
and the right personality fit. Whatever you need, we achieve it together.
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Joseph Mackey
Business Development Business Partner
Joseph Mackey
Business Development Business Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Joseph supports the delivery of organic growth for the West Midlands region through identifying key segments for growth, leading cross-sell and referral initiatives and .driving sales & development culture. He is also responsible for key account management and sales & growth enablement.
Mary Kaye
Senior Legal Counsel
Mary deals with all aspects of marriage and relationship breakdown, with a particular emphasis on serious children cases.
Anish Jadav
Senior Planning and Land Consultant
Anish Jadav
Senior Planning and Land Consultant
Anish is a planner and has experience in all aspects of planning and development work.
Adrian Bland
External Consultant
Adrian Bland
External Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Adrian is an experienced head of commercial real estate with an outstanding record as a leader in the legal services industry. Skilled in strategy, project leadership, negotiation and making things happen.
David Prichard
External Consultant
David Prichard
External Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester Colton Square
David seeks to deliver real estate development projects and resolve contentious planning issues effectively and efficiently.
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Brian Mullin
Partner and Head of Marrons Planning
Brian Mullin
Partner and Head of Marrons Planning
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester Colton Square
Brian is a Town Planner and chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute with in excess of 15 years of experience accrued in local government and the private sector.
Alan Hamblett
Director Debt & Asset Recovery
Alan Hamblett
Director Debt & Asset Recovery
Alan handles complex and high value disputed debt claims.
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Languages:
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French
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German
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Spanish
Cara Chambers
Planning Assistant
Cara Chambers
Planning Assistant
Cara is a Planning Assistant at Marrons and helps with planning research, reviews, consultations, and technical reports.
Will Seymour
Planning Assistant
Will is a Planning Assistant at Marrons Planning. He works on a range of projects carrying out planning research, site appraisals and the production of reports.
Amit Ghose
Inside Sales Executive
Amit is the Inside Sales Executive at Shakespeare Martineau. Responsible for generating new business opportunities and assisting Fee Earners in meeting new potential clients.
Joseph McElhone
Volume Utilities Manager
Joseph McElhone
Volume Utilities Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Joseph supports our Real Estate and Energy teams, with a particular interest in energy distribution.
Andrew Taylor
Partner & Head of Restructuring
Andrew Taylor
Partner & Head of Restructuring
Andrew is a highly regarded and experienced restructuring lawyer.
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Languages:
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French
Herbert Andrews
Legal Counsel
Herbert works closely with his clients to understand their property requirements.
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Languages:
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French
Richard Wrigley
Partner & Head of Birmingham
Richard Wrigley
Partner & Head of Birmingham
Richard is a vastly experienced lawyer who advises clients on corporate transactions and reorganisations.
Barry Jervis
Partner & Head of Litigation & Restructuring
Barry Jervis
Partner & Head of Litigation & Restructuring
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Barry brings a no-nonsense approach to resolving disputes for his clients whilst involving them at every stage of the process.
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Languages:
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French
Emma Porter
Partner & Head of managed legal services
Emma Porter
Partner & Head of managed legal services
Shakespeare Martineau London
Emma is the Head of Operations for our Volume and Consumer group and has in excess of 18 years’ legal practice management experience.
Charlotte Deakin
Charlotte Deakin
Charlotte is a paralegal in our Real Estate and Energy teams, dealing predominantly with energy transactions.
Kavita Patel
Regional Head | South
Kavita Patel
Regional Head | South
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Kavita is Regional Head for our South region and also Head of our Investment Funds sector. She has a formidable reputation amongst her clients for technical excellence and getting the job done and is regarded as the ‘rainmaker of the team’.
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Languages:
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Gujarati
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Hindi
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Phil works in partnership with HR and senior management teams by providing commercially driven advice, which is both pragmatic and outcome focused.
Mark Merrell
Partner & Head of Corclaim
Mark Merrell
Partner & Head of Corclaim
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Joanna Deffley
Regional Head | West
Joanna Deffley
Regional Head | West
Joanna is a partner in our development team specialising in strategic land development projects.
Tony Hannington
Partner & Head of LIME
Tony Hannington
Partner & Head of LIME
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Tony is head of our Lime division, our consumer brand dealing with personal injury and clinical negligence claims.
Neil Gosling
Partner & Head of Residential Development
Neil Gosling
Partner & Head of Residential Development
Neil builds long standing working relationships with our clients by becoming an extension of their business. He is forward thinking and progressive in his approach.
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Languages:
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French
Louise Drew
Partner & Head of Building Communities
Louise Drew
Partner & Head of Building Communities
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Louise is the Head of the Building Communities team, having a passion for delivering development that brings major benefit to residents in terms of health, wellbeing, education, employment and the environment.
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Building a renewable future for housing
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Case Law Update – There’s Movement in the Commercial Lease Market
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