Our People

John Tunnard
Partner & Head of Bristol
John Tunnard
Partner & Head of Bristol
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
John advises individuals and charities in wills, trusts and inheritance disputes.

Gary Ekpenyoung
Partner
Gary Ekpenyoung
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Gary is a social housing specialist who engages with all stakeholders to ensure landlords and property managers achieve their goals for their housing stock.

James Fownes
Partner
James Fownes
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
James works with clients and colleagues to find effective solutions to property disputes and problems.

Justine Ball
Partner
Justine Ball
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Justine enjoys engaging and working with her clients to successfully realise their aims in relation to their property issues.

Martin Edwards
Partner
Martin Edwards
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Martin is known for his flexible thinking to resolve challenging situations for clients including developers, corporate occupiers, owners and investors.

Mauro Paiano
Partner
Mauro Paiano
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mauro has over 25 years’ experience in advising clients on contentious and non-contentious intellectual property related issues.
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Languages:
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English
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Italian

Daniel Kelly
Legal Director
Daniel Kelly
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danny is a Legal Director in our Intellectual Property team, with a specific focus on contentious intellectual property matters.
He advises clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade marks, designs, and copyright. Danny has particular experience advising clients in the retail, engineering, brewing, education, technology, medical devices, online and social media, and IT sectors.
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My Recent Articles
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Invalidity of a Patent for Prior Use – The Battle of the Battlekarts
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Ownership of IP Outputs from ChatGPT, Dall-E And Copilot – Do You Own What You Receive?
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BrewDog vs Hawkshead Brewery – Lake District brewery bites back to protect its trade marks
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Laura Taylor
Legal Director
Laura Taylor
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Laura advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters and has experience of working with a vast range of public and private sector clients

Pia Eames
Legal Director
Pia Eames
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Pia is a highly effective lawyer focussing on resolving all types of commercial property disputes for her clients.
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Languages:
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English
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Hindi

Selica Khan
Associate
Selica Khan is an experienced Associate Solicitor with significant expertise in complex land disputes, including restrictive covenants, easements, and boundary issues. She acts for commercial developers and landowners, offering strategic guidance and effective solutions tailored to their specific needs.

Kiran Jani
Solicitor
Kiran Kaushal is a Solicitor.
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My Recent Articles
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The consumer status of PhD students
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Tahmina Jany
Solicitor
As a solicitor specialising in Real Estate Dispute Litigation and a core member of the Housing and Asset Management team, I deliver strategic, solution-focused legal advice to a broad client base, including commercial landlords, tenants, and registered providers of social housing.

Danielle Sodhi
Chartered Legal Executive
Danielle Sodhi
Chartered Legal Executive
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Danielle is part of our social housing litigation team. She engages with all stakeholders to ensure landlords and property managers achieve their goals for their housing stock.

Peter Snodgrass
Consultant
Peter advises his farming and landowning clients on a wide variety of matters from partnerships to agricultural tenancies.