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 over 20 years’ experience advising charities, social enterprises and not for profit organisations.

Brian Noble
Partner
Brian Noble
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
I am delighted to join as a Commercial Property Partner in the Lincoln office. After relocating from London in 2023, I’m excited to bring my expertise in commercial property law to a firm whose proactive and commercially minded approach I’ve long admired from working opposite them on various transactions.

Clare Reed
Partner
Vast experience of handling complex construction related disputes on behalf of building contractors, sub-contractors, owners and property developers, and for many other construction or property related professionals.
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My Recent Articles
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Construction Specialist Joins Our London Team
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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

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

Mark Thompson
Partner
Mark Thompson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Mark is a trusted business adviser providing practical and, above all, commercial advice to individuals and companies in relation to business matters.
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My Recent Articles
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Getting investment-ready: 7 tips for start-ups
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Martyn Thorpe
Partner
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.

Paul Hardman
Partner
Paul is a Partner and Head of the Corporate team in the Bristol office. He trained and has worked in Bristol and Bath over many years and has a deep understanding of the issues affecting SME businesses and their owners.

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.
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My Recent Articles
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Commercial Services Team Celebrates Strong Growth
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Trevor Fenton
Partner
Trevor Fenton
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Scotland
Based in Edinburgh, Trevor is triple-qualified as a solicitor in Scotland, England & Wales, and British Columbia (non-practising status). He is also a Law Society of Scotland Certified Specialist in Cyber Security, and has the data protection certifications CIPP/E and CIPM.

Bhikhu Samat
Legal Director
Bhikhu Samat
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Bhikhu is a Legal Director in the Energy team and has built up considerable experience advising clients in the private and public sector on commercial contracts, IT, data protection and procurement law. He advises on the process by which major works, services and supplies contracts are awarded, including liaising with stakeholders, advising on procurement processes, drafting contracts and procurement documents.

Stewart Argo
Legal Director
Stewart Argo
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Stewart advises public and private sector clients on a wide variety of commercial issues including commercial contracts, intellectual property and IT.

Charlotte Cassells
Associate
Charlotte advises on a wide range of transactional IP matters, consumer law, marketing and advertising laws, as well as data protection across a range of industry sectors including technology, media and education.

Reveka Athanasiadou
Associate
Reveka Athanasiadou
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Reveka is an experienced dual qualified solicitor having qualified and practised initially in Greece for 9 years, followed by a Masters at the University of Nottingham in the UK in International Commercial Law with emphasis on intellectual property.

Victoria Kirkpatrick
Associate
Victoria Kirkpatrick
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Victoria is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation team and works closely with each of the Partners in both running cases and supporting client relationships.

Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau London
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury is a Solicitor in the Commercial and IP team.
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My Recent Articles
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Mitigating Risks of Employees Using AI in the Workplace
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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.

Rosie Allen
Solicitor
Rosie Allen
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Rosie Allen is a Solicitor in the Commercial and IP team.
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My Recent Articles
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Mitigating Risks of Employees Using AI in the Workplace
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