Our People
David Browne
Partner & Head of Employment Law
David Browne
Partner & Head of Employment Law
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
David is the lead employment partner for the firm’s education clients and provides sector specialist advice to universities and colleges.
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Phil works in partnership with HR and senior management teams by providing commercially driven employment advice, which is both pragmatic and outcome focused.
Danielle Lister
Partner
Danielle Lister
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Danielle is an Employment Partner at Shakespeare Martineau, working in the Lincoln office. She has been practicing Employment law for over 16 years, including having successfully led a team of Employment lawyers in a previous position.
Jon Heuvel
Partner
Jon Heuvel
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Jon supports business owners and HR teams in providing strategic people management advice across a range of industries and sectors.
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Martha Bruce
Partner
Martha Bruce
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Works from Home
Matt McDonald
Partner
Matt McDonald
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Matt’s expertise cover all areas of Employment law. He has considerable experience of advising clients on complex employment litigation, senior hires and exits, large-scale redundancy exercises and complicated TUPE issues.
Michael Hibbs
Consultant
Michael Hibbs
Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mike provides solutions to the employment problems faced by employers.
Nick Jones
Partner - Employment
Nick Jones
Partner - Employment
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
Nick has over 25 years experience of working in Bristol as a specialist employment lawyer, dealing with all aspects of employment law. Whilst he predominantly acts for business owners, employers and senior executives he also assists employees with the difficult issues that they can face in their employment. He has extensive experience of advising employers on the strategic employment law issues affecting their businesses, including TUPE, redundancy, collective consultation, executive severance and HR support.
He also advises on employment law aspects of business acquisitions and conducts employment law litigation in the courts and employment tribunals, with particular interest in defending claims. Nick is a Member of the Employment Lawyers Association, Bristol Law Society and is Company Secretary of the West of England Aerospace Forum.
Nick also works with business owners on business immigration issues, including obtaining sponsor licences for work visas, including Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes. He also advises on employee incentives, including establishment of employee share schemes and EMI options.
Specialties: Business Advisory and Strategic Solutions, Employment Litigation Defence, Business Immigration, Union Recognition, TUPE, PHI, Discrimination, PIDA.
Rhys Wyborn
Partner
Rhys Wyborn
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Rhys helps employers manage their staff and HR issues by providing clear and pragmatic advice to find the resolution required.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Sandeep Leighs
Partner
Sandeep Leighs
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Sandeep is a recognised specialist in the field of employment law.
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Tom Long
Partner
Tom Long
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Tom is ranked as a Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024 edition and is also part of a team ranked as a Top Tier Firm for Education in the same edition.
Tom works with employers to prevent and resolve people issues, to ensure their organisations continue to work efficiently and effectively.
Emma Oliver
Legal Director
Emma Oliver
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Emma is an experienced employment lawyer acting for a range of clients including public sector, manufacturing and engineering, care providers, and insolvency practitioners.
Ewan Carr
Legal Director
Ewan Carr
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
As an associate in the employment team, Ewan works primarily with business owners and directors advising on the employment aspects of corporate governance.
Cecily Donoghue
Senior Associate - Employment
Cecily Donoghue
Senior Associate - Employment
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
Cecily joined GL Law as a solicitor in the employment team in August 2017 prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022.
Emma Glazzard
Associate
Emma Glazzard
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Emma is a Solicitor within the firm’s Education team specialising in employment advice for education clients including independent schools and academies, as well as both further and higher education institutes
Lubna Laheria
Associate
Lubna Laheria
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Lubna is an experienced employment solicitor who advises a wide range of businesses on their HR issues. Lubna also specialises in tribunal litigation.
Oscar Ciaurro
Associate
Oscar Ciaurro
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Oscar is a solicitor in our employment team working across both our Leicester and Nottingham offices, and advises and assists a variety of businesses from large, national organisations to SMEs.
Danielle Humphries
Solicitor
Danielle Humphries
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danielle assists with our further and higher education client queries.
Jing Wang
Solicitor
Jing Wang
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
Jing Wang is a solicitor in the corporate and commercial team, based in the Bristol office.
Susannah Nicholas
Professional Support Lawyer
Susannah Nicholas
Professional Support Lawyer
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Susannah is a professional support lawyer assisting the lawyers in the employment team.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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German