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.
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
Allawee Albaghdadi
Partner
Allawee Albaghdadi
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Allawee has led multi-disciplinary teams for over 10 years both within private practice and whilst in-house.
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.
Joseph Soul
Partner
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.
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.
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My Recent Articles
- Don’t waste money on space you don’t use! Re-gear
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.
Oliver Gutman
Partner
Oliver Gutman
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
A corporate tax specialist with over 15 years of experience, Ollie works closely with our various teams to ensure clients’ objectives are realised.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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German
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.
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My Recent Articles
- Shakespeare Martineau boosts south team with triple hire
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
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
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.
Desh Patel
Legal Director
Desh has over 10 years of corporate real estate experience and undertakes a wide variety of real estate work.
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jenny works with both commercial and residential developers 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
Kevin Edwards
Legal Director
Kevin Edwards
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Kevin works with clients on a wide range of real estate maters to facilitate the delivery of their affordable housing developments
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Simon provides a professional and knowledgeable service for real estate finance clients.
Isaac Murdy
Trainee Solicitor
Isaac Murdy
Trainee Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Isaac is a trainee solicitor working within the Volume Utilities & Energy team.
Adrian Bland
External Consultant
Adrian Bland
External Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Adrian is an experienced head of commercial real estate with an outstanding record as a leader in the legal services industry. Skilled in strategy, project leadership, negotiation and making things happen.
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My Recent Articles
- MIPIM 2018 looks to the future
Charlotte O’Loughlin
Associate
Charlotte O’Loughlin
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Charlotte works with developers, landowners, pension schemes and commercial clients and provides practical solutions in order to achieve desired outcomes efficiently.