We know how important it is for you to have the right person working with you.
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.
Learn more about who we are here.
Andrew Taylor
Partner & Head of Restructuring
Andrew Taylor
Partner & Head of Restructuring
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Andrew is a highly regarded and experienced restructuring lawyer.
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Languages:
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French
Richard Wrigley
Partner & Head of Birmingham
Richard Wrigley
Partner & Head of Birmingham
Shakespeare Martineau 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.
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
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My Recent Articles
- The UK officially enters recessions | what does it means for your sector?
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester Colton Square
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.
Victoria Tester
Managing Director
Victoria Tester
Managing Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Victoria sits on our Main Board and is responsible for our Life & Business, business unit.
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
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
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
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My Recent Articles
- Stamp Duty Tax Relief announced – starting with immediate effect
- Billions promised to kick start the economy – welcome news for house builders, registered providers, developers and planning authorities
- Getting construction sites back on track after lockdown | Book a free consultation
Louise Drew
Partner & Head of Building Communities
Louise Drew
Partner & Head of Building Communities
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Louise engages with clients at an early stage to ensure delivery of projects efficiently, with input from all key stakeholders.
Anne Tromans
Partner & Head of Wealth
Anne Tromans
Partner & Head of Wealth
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Anne has over 30 years’ experience in protecting clients’ wealth through wills and trust structures. She will always go the extra mile to ensure they and their family’s objectives are achieved as tax efficiently as possible.
Adam McGiveron
Partner & Head of Corporate
Adam McGiveron
Partner & Head of Corporate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Adam helps businesses and entrepreneurs with his experience, commercially focussed advice and ability to find creative solutions for clients.
Duncan James
Partner & Head of Corporate
Duncan James
Partner & Head of Corporate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Duncan works with fast growing family businesses and entrepreneurs to ensure they are successful and to help them achieve their goals through acquisitions, funding lines and exit and succession planning.
Alex Smith
Partner & Managing Director
Alex Smith
Partner & Managing Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Alex takes a pragmatic commercial approach with clients and their stakeholders to ensure they achieve their development goals.
Mark Beesley
Partner & Managing Director
Mark Beesley
Partner & Managing Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mark uses his deep understanding of clients’ commercial needs to achieve the best results for them in circumstances of conflict.
Karen Walker
Chief Transformation Officer
As Chief Transformation Officer, Karen has a particular focus on transformation and change. Aligning to our ambitious strategy, Karen’s role is focused on maximising the profitability of our business and unlocking our potential.
Emma Houghton
External Communications & Corporate Affairs Business Partner
Emma Houghton
External Communications & Corporate Affairs Business Partner
Ben Buckton
Chief Marketing & People Officer
Ben Buckton
Chief Marketing & People Officer
Ben is part of our Main and Exec Boards, and as Chief Marketing & People Officer (CMPO), he is responsible for our people, customer, commercial and marketing strategy.
Nigel Davies
Business Development Manager
Nigel Davies
Business Development Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Nigel is responsible for assisting and supporting the Volume & Consumer Partners in their pursuit of growth. For those clients that Nigel is involved with bringing on board, he will act as their relationship manager, ensuring that their interests are managed and our services meet their expectations and requirements.
Sarah Walker-Smith
Chief Executive
Sarah Walker-Smith
Chief Executive
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Sarah Walker-Smith is the CEO of Shakespeare Martineau. She is the first female, non-lawyer CEO in the legal top 50.
A trained accountant having worked for PWC and Deloitte, Sarah puts people at the core of everything she does as well as the marketing and branding experience gained at Boots plc
Emily Cupi
HR Early Ambitions Advisor
Emily Cupi
HR Early Ambitions Advisor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Emily is passionate about and committed to developing people, and helping them achieve their potential within the firm.
Hannah Wright
HR Early Ambitions Advisor
Hannah joined SHMA in 2020 and is passionate about developing our Early Ambitions programme to support and drive the growth of the firm.
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