Our People

Carys Thompson
Partner & Head of Sheffield
Carys Thompson
Partner & Head of Sheffield
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Carys undertakes a comprehensive range of commercial work providing high quality and commercially focussed advice to clients across a variety of sectors.

Catherine Rustomji
Partner & Head of Charities
Catherine Rustomji
Partner & Head of Charities
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Catherine Rustomji is a partner and head of charities at Shakespeare Martineau. She has been advising charities, social enterprises and not for profit organisations exclusively for over 20 years.

Kerry Russell
Partner
Kerry Russell
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Kerry specialises in intellectual property infringement disputes, non-contentious intellectual property exploitation and advertising law, working with both private and public sector clients.
Ranked as an Associate to Watch for IP in Yorkshire 2023, by Chambers and Partners UK

Matt Ainsworth
Partner
Matt Ainsworth
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Matt specialises in corporate finance; advising public and private companies, individuals and institutions on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity investments, IPOs and secondary fund raisings, restructurings and joint ventures.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick
Partner
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Formerly with Taylor Emmet, Ironmonger Curtis and Bell & Buxton Solicitors, Ryan has more than 10 years’ corporate commercial legal experience advising businesses based in Sheffield and throughout South Yorkshire.

Sarah Johnson
Solicitor
Sarah Johnson
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Sarah is a newly qualified solicitor in the energy team. She has a strong interest in the sector, and has an LL.M in Energy and Climate Law.