Our People
Andrew Whitehead
Partner & Head of Energy
Andrew Whitehead
Partner & Head of Energy
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Andrew is a specialist energy regulatory and contracts lawyer, who works with a range of utility and developer clients and funders to help them manage regulatory and legal risk in a fast moving and complex environment.
James Hawkeswood
Partner & Head of Corporate
James Hawkeswood
Partner & Head of Corporate
Shakespeare Martineau Southampton
James leads the firm’s corporate offering from our Southampton footprint, providing commercially relevant and astute advice in relation to shareholder and financing issues and generally on corporate governance matters.
Selina Hinchliffe
Partner & Head of Commercial Services
Selina Hinchliffe
Partner & Head of Commercial Services
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Selina is the head of the commercial services team – home to all the IP, tech, data, commercial contracts and energy lawyers.
Eddie Flanagan
Partner
Eddie Flanagan
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Eddie works with a highly skilled team to deliver industry specific advice to the asset finance and leasing sector.
James Woolstenhulme
Partner
James Woolstenhulme
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
James is an expert in managing and resolving complex disputes and guiding his clients through commercial problems so that they can focus on their business.
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 and energy legal expertise.
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.
Bhikhu Samat
Legal Director
Bhikhu Samat
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Bhikhu is part of our energy team and has built up considerable experience advising clients in the private and public sectors on commercial contracts, IT, data protection and procurement law.
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Languages:
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English
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Gujarati
Matthew Harris
Legal Director
Matthew Harris
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Matthew works collaboratively with other energy specialists across a range of technologies to support clients with their decarbonisation agendas.
Nicola Lediard
Legal Director
Nicola Lediard
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Nicola works with clients to resolve a broad range of disputes in an effective and thorough manner, and to find sensible, long-term solutions to their legal problems.
Sarah Evans
Senior Associate
Sarah Evans
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sarah is an experienced commercial property solicitor in the infrastructure team dealing with a wide range of commercial property matters
Gabriella Norton
Solicitor
Gabriella Norton
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Gabriella Norton is a Solicitor in the Commercial Services team
Georgia Spyrou
Solicitor
Georgia is a solicitor in the energy side of the Commercial Services team.
Kristine Malok
Solicitor
Kristine Malok
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau London
Kristine advises on renewable power projects and also has extensive experience of advising on gas projects. She advises clients on regulatory issues that will impact on their project and on the full range of commercial contracts (including trading agreements, GTMAs, EFETS and REMIT).
Charley Feenan
Chartered Legal Executive
Charley Feenan
Chartered Legal Executive
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Charlotte is a paralegal in our Real Estate and Energy teams, dealing predominantly with energy transactions.
Janet James
Consultant
Janet has a reputation as being a personable and commercial practitioner and works closely with her clients to achieve their goals.
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Martyn Thorpe
Consultant
Martyn is a commercial energy and contracts lawyer. He works in our specialist Commercial Energy and Utilities team, with a particular focus on gas and LNG.
Matthew Collinson
Consultant
Matt spent ten years on senior leadership teams in energy and technology businesses, looking after legal, risk and regulatory affairs. His experience includes non-executive advisory and board roles in scaleups, turnarounds and Ofgem-regulated utilities.