Our People
Alex Smith
Partner & Managing Director
Alex Smith
Partner & Managing Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
As Managing Director of Ampa Group Services. I’m responsible for the strategic growth of the business unit, working closely with colleagues in the development of our strategy, values and culture.
Duncan James
Partner & Head of Finance & Advisory Services
Duncan James
Partner & Head of Finance & Advisory Services
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Duncan works with fast growing family businesses and entrepreneurs to ensure they are successful and to help them achieve their goals through acquisitions, funding lines and exit and succession planning.
Daniel Banton
Partner
Dan is an experienced Partner in the Corporate Team specialising in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures.
Dan has over 15 years’ corporate finance experience and acts for wide range of clients including, mid-market corporates, PLCs, litigation financing companies, OMBs and education institutions.
Dan has more recently acted as director of a European litigation business backed by an international credit fund.
Dan is based in our Nottingham and Leicester offices with a great reputation as an active member of the East Midlands business community.
David Pendle
Partner
David Pendle
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
David works with landowners, developers and consultancies to deliver a range of development projects and specialises in land promotion and strategic developments.
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My Recent Articles
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Ed Wright
Partner
Ed Wright
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Ed works with clients from all sectors (particularly healthcare/life sciences, sport, technology, media and communications) on wide-ranging non-contentious contractual, IP, data protection and competition law issues.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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.
Paul Wakefield
Partner
Paul Wakefield
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Paul is a specialist planning solicitor who focusses on delivering practical solutions for his clients and joint leader of the legal planning team.
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.
Rhys Wyborn
Partner
Rhys Wyborn
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Rhys helps employers manage their staff and HR issues by providing clear and pragmatic advice to find the resolution required.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Roger is a corporate lawyer who acts for clients doing great things all around the country and overseas.
Selina Hinchliffe
Partner
Selina Hinchliffe
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Selina specialises in transactional and advisory IP matters. She advises across the board on all IP rights.
Tim Speed
Partner
Tim Speed
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Tim is a litigator who adopts a robust and practical approach to claims and is valued as a trusted advisor to his clients.
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.
Aller Dawlat
Legal Director
Aller Dawlat
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Aller works in our Real Estate and Energy teams, with a particular interest in high volume energy transactions, investment, landlord and tenant and development projects and transactions
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Languages:
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English
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Arabic
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Chechen
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Russian
Ewan Carr
Legal Director
Ewan Carr
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
As an associate in the employment team, Ewan works primarily with business owners and directors advising on the employment aspects of corporate governance.
Hannah Awcock
Legal Director
Hannah Awcock
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Hannah advises clients on a wide range of commercial property matters to achieve effective and efficient outcomes.
Lilly Toop
Legal Director
Lilly Toop
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Lilly Toop is an experienced Private Client solicitor specialising in Trusts, Wills, Wealth Planning and Estate Administration.
Steven Skiba
Legal Director
Steven Skiba
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Steven is a straight-talking lawyer who works with clients to resolve disputes.
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My Recent Articles
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Anton Letten
Associate
Anton Letten
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Anton is a friendly and down to earth lawyer who strives to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Habib Khan
Associate
Habib Khan
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Habib is part of the social housing litigation team. He engages with all stakeholders to ensure landlords and property managers achieve their goals for their housing stock.
Josh Morley
Associate
Josh Morley
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Josh is a specialist Associate in our niche Legal Planning team
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My Recent Articles
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Lauren Crowhurst
Associate
Lauren Crowhurst
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Lauren is a Private Client Solicitor helping individuals put plans in place for the future by means of Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Wealth Planning.
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My Recent Articles
- Timescales for applying for the Grant of Representation
Natalie Thorpe
Associate
Natalie Thorpe
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Natalie works closely with her clients to help them navigate contentious issues effectively.
Raza Ali
Associate
Raza specialises in all areas of residential property, acting for individuals and companies in a variety of transactions.
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Languages:
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English
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Hindi
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Punjabi
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Urdu
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My Recent Articles
- Conveyancing Process Timeline for Buyers & Sellers