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.
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My Recent Articles
- We announce 24 promotions
- Shakespeare Martineau completes GL Law merger
Mohammed Saqub
Partner & Head of Islamic Finance
Mohammed Saqub
Partner & Head of Islamic Finance
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mohammed is a real estate finance and islamic finance specialist with considerable experience in dealing with a range of high-value and complex property investment, finance and development transactions.
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Languages:
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English
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Urdu
Amal Kaur
Partner
Amal Kaur
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Scotland
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.
Grant Docherty
Partner
Grant Docherty
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Scotland
Grant heads up the banking practice in Scotland and has more than 32 years’ experience in the banking sector.
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My Recent Articles
- Dispute Resolution Expert Joins Scottish Firm In Edinburgh
Joe Soul
Partner
Joe Soul
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Joe is a commercial real estate lawyer with over 20 years experience working with healthcare operators and has particular expertise in the funding, ownership and development of care homes, new medical centres and private medical hospitals.
Julia Rosenbloom
Partner
Julia Rosenbloom
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Julia is a chartered tax adviser, solicitor and trust & estate practitioner. She has a wide range of experience, advising clients from both a personal and corporate tax perspective.
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.
Kate Hall
Partner
Kate Hall
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Kate is an experienced real estate lawyer, valued by her clients for her commercial approach and attention to detail.
Mark Jones
Partner
Mark Jones
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mark works collaboratively with teams across the firm to ensure client’s goals are achieved. Mark has a highly commercial and efficient approach to transactions developed by acting principally for major pension funds and institutional investor clients.
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.
Martin Jones
Partner
Martin Jones
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Martin works with teams to ensure project goals are realised by engaging development partners and other key stakeholders.
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.
Russell Jarvis
Partner
Russell Jarvis
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Corporate banking specialist Russell Jarvis has more than 30 years’ experience acting for a wide spectrum of lenders including major banks, sponsors and debt funds across a wide number of sectors focusing particularly on the commercial, SME and mid markets space.
Simon Robinson
Partner
Simon is a commercially focused and entrepreneurial real estate expert known for his calm, practical and commercial approach.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Vanessa Joll
Partner
Vanessa Joll
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Vanessa is one of the leading property litigators in the south east region. She leads the practice area at Shakespeare Martineau and has been involved in resolving a wide range of complex and high value disputes over her 20+ years in practice.
Victoria Bovington
Partner
Victoria Bovington
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Victoria undertakes real estate finance work representing lenders and borrowers with a focus on development funding and healthcare transactions.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Andrew Stevens
Legal Director
Andrew Stevens
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Andrew is a finance lawyer specialising in real estate finance.
Charlotte O’Loughlin
Legal Director
Charlotte O’Loughlin
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Charlotte works with developers, landowners, pension schemes and commercial clients and provides practical solutions in order to achieve desired outcomes efficiently.
Desh Patel
Legal Director
Desh has over 10 years of corporate real estate experience and undertakes a wide variety of real estate work.
Farah Bandali
Legal Director
Farah Bandali
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Farah is a legal director in the Real Estate Disputes department at Shakespeare Martineau’s London office acting for commercial and private clients advising on a wide range of both commercial and residential property related matters.
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jenny Walker is a Legal Director in the Residential Development team working with housebuilders, promoters and landowners on a range of matters from initial strategic advice to multi-million pound deals.
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My Recent Articles
- 98 homes get the go-ahead following land acquisition in Derbyshire
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Lucy acts for our developers and general commercial property clients.
Nicola Storey-Wood
Legal Director
Nicola Storey-Wood
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Nicola provides a professional and knowledgeable service to real estate clients and financing institutions. Nicola works for a range of clients, including individuals, corporate entities, banks, Islamic finance institutions and short term lenders.
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Simon provides a professional and knowledgeable service for real estate finance clients.