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. Andrew is also currently our elected Senior Partner.

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.

Nicholas Briggs
Partner & Head of Intellectual Property
Nicholas Briggs
Partner & Head of Intellectual Property
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Nick helps UK and international clients enforce and protect their Intellectual Property rights, and defends those accused of infringing IPRs.
-
Languages:
-
English
-
French
-
German

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.
-
Languages:
-
English
-
French
-
My Recent Articles
-
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill – More Entities in Scope
Right Arrow

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 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.

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.
-
My Recent Articles
-
Getting investment-ready: 7 tips for start-ups
Right Arrow

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.

Mauro Paiano
Partner
Mauro Paiano
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mauro has over 25 years’ experience in advising clients on contentious and non-contentious intellectual property related issues.
-
Languages:
-
English
-
Italian

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.

Sushma Maharaj
Partner
Sushma is a renewable energy specialist having advised on numerous renewable energy projects and on heat networks.

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.
-
My Recent Articles
-
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill – More Entities in Scope
Right Arrow

Daniel Kelly
Associate
Daniel Kelly
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danny is an associate in our Intellectual Property team, with a specific focus on contentious intellectual property matters.
He advises clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade marks, designs, and copyright. Danny has particular experience advising clients in the retail, engineering, brewing, education, technology, medical devices, online and social media, and IT sectors.
-
My Recent Articles
-
BrewDog vs Hawkshead Brewery – Lake District brewery bites back to protect its trade marks
Right Arrow -
2022 Trade Mark Disputes in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry
Right Arrow -
Lovely jubbly – English Courts provide guidance on when an intended parody becomes copyright infringement
Right Arrow

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.

Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau London
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury is a Solicitor in the Commercial and IP team.

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).
-
My Recent Articles
-
Revised REMIT: What You Need to Know
Right Arrow

Rosie Allen
Solicitor
Rosie Allen
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Rosie Allen is a Solicitor in the Commercial and IP team.

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.