Our People
Catherine Rustomji
Partner & Head of Charities
Catherine Rustomji
Partner & Head of Charities
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Catherine has over 25 years’ experience advising charities, social enterprises and not for profit organisations.
Carys Thompson
Partner
Carys Thompson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Carys is based in our Sheffield hub and leads our national commercial contracts and advisory practice. She undertakes a comprehensive range of commercial work, providing high-quality and commercially focussed advice to clients across a variety of sectors.
Debra Burton
Partner
Debra Burton
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Debra is a specialist contentious trust and probate solicitor who advises on all areas of contentious trust and probate matters, representing private individuals, trusts and charities.
Lesley Davis
Partner
Lesley Davis
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Lesley works closely with her clients to assist and guide in all aspects of complex estate planning and asset protection including trust and estate administration after death, wills and powers of attorney.
Ruo Wu
Partner
Ruo specialises in charity and social enterprise law, with over 20 years of experience advising a wide range of charitable organisations, philanthropists, and not-for-profit entities.
Vicki Simpson
Partner
Vicki Simpson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Vicki is renown for providing commercial real estate advice (including funding and recovery) with particular expertise in the education and charity sectors. She has international experience and is a practising Notary Public
She has expertise of advising clients on safeguarding and related disciplinary matters
Aaron Sanders
Legal Director
Aaron Sanders
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Aaron specialises in private wealth disputes and has both onshore and offshore experience advising beneficiaries, executors and trustees, protectors and charities.
Anna Morris
Senior Associate
Anna Morris
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Anna advises private individuals, trustees and charities on disputes relating to contentious trusts, probate and Court of Protection matters.
Ellis Pugh
Solicitor
Ellis Pugh specialises in advising charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations with a particular interest in regulatory and governance matters.
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Fiona Miller
Solicitor
Fiona Miller is a solicitor within the charities team at Shakespeare Martineau. Since qualifying as a charities solicitor in 2019 Fiona has advised on a wide range of charity law and governance matters, gaining significant experience in the sector.
Rosie Brain
Solicitor
Rosie specialises in disputes relating to wills, trusts, inheritance and court of protection matters. She advises charities, beneficiaries, trustees and executors in relation to all manner of estate and trust disputes.