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
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
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Spanish
Gareth Hegarty
Partner
Gareth Hegarty
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Gareth listens to his clients to understand and achieve their goals and objectives.
Katie Taken
Partner
Katie Taken
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Katie is a Partner in the Corporate team at Shakespeare Martineau. She supports clients across a range of sectors, with a specific expertise in the healthcare sector (in particular in the pharmacy, dental and childcare sectors).
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
Sean Scott
Partner
Taking an idea on a journey from concept to reality is challenging but really interesting. I’m an adrenaline junkie who is happy riding the ups and downs of that process, but I have done it enough times now to be a safe pair of hands.
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.
Helen Dyke
Legal Director
Helen Dyke
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Helen works with employers to prevent issues and identify solutions, ensuring that clients receive pragmatic strategic advice.
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My Recent Articles
- Employment Case Law Update – Summer 2024
- Employment case law update | Autumn 2023
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.
Deeya Ray
Associate
Deeya Ray
Associate
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.
Jonathan Hill
Associate
Jonathan Hill
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jonathan is an associate solicitor in the Corporate team at Shakespeare Martineau, supporting clients across a range of sectors, with a particular sector expertise in healthcare focused on dental practice acquisitions and disposals.
Christopher Neale
Solicitor
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.
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.
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.
Kavita Patel
Consultant
Kavita Patel
Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Works from Home
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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Languages:
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English
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Gujarati
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Hindi