Our People
Andrew Whitehead
Senior Partner & Head of Energy
Andrew Whitehead
Senior 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. Andrew is also currently our elected Senior Partner.
Andrew Adams
Partner
Andrew Adams
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Andrew works with teams to achieve the best commercial and strategic outcome to complex commercial disputes.
Anna Cartledge
Partner
Anna Cartledge
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Anna has 15 years’ experience advising on all aspects of planning, compulsory purchase and highways law, acting for a variety of public and private sector clients throughout her career including landowners, promoters, developers, local authorities, central government agencies, regional development agencies, and various NHS Trusts.
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 Hawkeswood
Partner
James Hawkeswood
Partner
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.
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.
We focus on getting the best result possible for our clients and ensuring the process is as easy as possible.
Janet James
Partner
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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Mark Bartholomew
Partner
Mark Bartholomew
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Mark is an energy specialist having advised clients in the UK energy markets since the restructuring and privatisation in the early 1990s and has extensive experience of energy markets internationally.
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.
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.
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.
Rachael Coulsting
Legal Director
Rachael Coulsting
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Rachael acts for both private and public sector clients on all aspects of planning and highways law.
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Isaac Murdy
Solicitor
Isaac Murdy
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Isaac is a solicitor with almost a decade of experience working with electricity, gas and water companies. He is a member of our specialist commercial energy and utilities team, and has a passion for the ongoing transformation of the energy and water sectors.
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
Paralegal
Charley Feenan
Paralegal
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Charlotte is a paralegal in our Real Estate and Energy teams, dealing predominantly with energy transactions.
Sushma Maharaj
Consultant
Sushma Maharaj
Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau London
Sushma is a renewable energy specialist having advised on numerous renewable energy projects and on heat networks.