Our People

Alex Smith
Partner & Managing Director
Alex Smith
Partner & Managing Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
As Managing Director of Shakespeare Martineau’s Infrastructure & Specialist Markets Business Unit, I’m responsible for the strategic growth of the business unit, working closely with colleagues in the development of our strategy, values and culture.

Andrew Whitehead
Senior Partner & Head of Energy
Andrew Whitehead
Senior Partner & Head of Energy
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Andrew is a specialist energy regulatory and contracts lawyer, who works with a range of utility and developer clients and funders to help them manage regulatory and legal risk in a fast moving and complex environment. Andrew is also currently our elected Senior Partner.

Brian Mullin
Partner & Head of Marrons Planning
Brian Mullin
Partner & Head of Marrons Planning
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Brian heads up our award winning town planning consultancy, Marrons Planning. He 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.

Amal Kaur
Partner
Amal Kaur
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Amal is our dual-qualified Partner having many years of combined experience North and South of the border.
She has worked both within core real estate and the renewable energy sector.

Andrew Adams
Partner
Andrew Adams
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Andrew works with teams to achieve the best commercial and strategic outcome to complex commercial disputes.

Ian Griffiths
Partner
Ian has experience in utilities and energy infrastructure, engineering and major construction projects both in senior in-house positions and in private practice.

Peter Dilks
Partner
Peter Dilks
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Peter prides himself on delivering results for clients, who value his commercial experience as much as his real estate legal expertise.

Sushma Maharaj
Partner
Sushma is a renewable energy specialist having advised on numerous renewable energy projects and on heat networks.

Tim Speed
Partner
Tim Speed
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Tim is a litigator who adopts a robust and practical approach to claims and is valued as a trusted advisor to his clients.

Jayne Meakin
Legal Director
Jayne Meakin
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Jayne is a Legal Director with a particular focus in acting for developer’s using JCT procurement. Jayne leads of a broad range of projects working closely with colleagues in our property and corporate teams.

Danielle Humphries
Solicitor
Danielle Humphries
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danielle assists with our further and higher education client queries.

Isaac Murdy
Trainee Solicitor
Isaac Murdy
Trainee Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Isaac is a trainee solicitor working within the Volume Utilities & Energy team.

Aller Dawlat
Associate
Aller Dawlat
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Aller works in our Real Estate and Energy teams, with a particular interest in high volume energy transactions, investment, landlord and tenant and development projects and transactions
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