Our People
Andrew Taylor
Partner & Head of Restructuring
Andrew Taylor
Partner & Head of Restructuring
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Andrew is a highly regarded and experienced restructuring lawyer.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Kavita Patel
Partner & Head of Investment Funds
Kavita Patel
Partner & Head of Investment Funds
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Kavita is the Head of our Investment Funds sector. She has a formidable reputation amongst her clients for technical excellence and getting the job done and is regarded as the ‘rainmaker of the team’.
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English
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Gujarati
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Hindi
Rachel Gwynne
Partner & Head of Social Housing
Rachel Gwynne
Partner & Head of Social Housing
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Rachel provides strategic advice and support to housing associations, charities and other not-for-profit organisations.
Catherine Moss
Partner
Catherine Moss
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
As a corporate lawyer, Catherine supports her clients by ensuring that their legal and commercial needs are met with timely practical and creative solutions.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Gareth Hegarty
Partner
Gareth Hegarty
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Gareth listens to his clients to understand and achieve their goals and objectives.
Paul Hardman
Partner
Paul has over 30 years’ experience, specialising in corporate finance work covering mergers and acquisitions, management buy outs and buy ins, joint venture arrangements and shareholder agreements.
Peter Mayhew
Partner
Peter Mayhew
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Peter works tirelessly to ensure first and foremost that his clients’ objectives and deadlines are met.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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My Recent Articles
- TBC Partners Secures £5 Million Debt Investment
Susan Wallace
Partner
Susan Wallace
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Works from Home
Susan Wallace is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute and a Partner here at Shakespeare Martineau.
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.
Andrew Stevens
Legal Director
Andrew Stevens
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Andrew is a finance lawyer specialising in real estate finance.
Jennie Davis
Legal Director
Jennie Davis
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jennie is a key member of our corporate team, providing advice to both private and public companies.
Matthew Shephard
Associate
Matthew Shephard
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mathew advises both businesses and entrepreneurs on a wide variety of corporate transactions and reorganisations to help them reach their overall corporate goal.
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My Recent Articles
- Kiwa UK acquires BASEC Group Ltd
Christopher Neale
Solicitor
Deeya Ray
Solicitor
Deeya Ray
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau London
Deeya is a dual qualified solicitor having qualified and practised initially in India for over 3 years in the mergers, acquisitions and general corporate space. She then qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2023.
Ellis Pugh
Solicitor
Ellis Pugh specialises in advising social housing providers, charities, other not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises with a particular interest in governance matters.
Katherine Richards
Solicitor
Katherine Richards
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau London
Katherine Richards is a Solicitor in the Commercial Litigation team in London. As a general commercial litigator, Katherine assists on a wide variety of commercial disputes, including contract disputes, consumer law, defamation, professional negligence and shareholder disputes.
Chloe Higgins
Senior Company Secretary
Chloe Higgins
Senior Company Secretary
Shakespeare Martineau Works from Home
Chloe Higgins is an Associate of Chartered Governance Institute with 14 years’ experience in the company secretarial field, gained within professional services.