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.
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.
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 Mackey
Regional Development Business Partner
Joseph Mackey
Regional 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.
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.
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
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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.
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
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
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.
Victoria Tester
Partner & Managing Director
Victoria Tester
Partner & Managing Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Victoria sits on our Main Board and is responsible for our Life & Business, business unit.
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