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.
Carys Thompson
Partner & Head of Sheffield
Carys Thompson
Partner & Head of Sheffield
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Carys is Head of our Sheffield Office and Head of Commercial Contracts and advice. She 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.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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German
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.
Ed Wright
Partner
Ed Wright
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Ed advises clients 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.
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.
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My Recent Articles
- Getting investment-ready: 7 tips for start-ups
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.
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Languages:
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English
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Italian
Sushma Maharaj
Partner
Sushma is a renewable energy specialist having advised on numerous renewable energy projects and on heat networks.
Trevor Fenton
Partner and Head of Data Protection and Privacy
Trevor Fenton
Partner and Head of Data Protection and Privacy
Shakespeare Martineau Scotland
Based in Edinburgh, Trevor leads our Data Protection and Privacy practice. He 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.
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Languages:
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English
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Gujarati
Daniel Kelly
Legal Director
Daniel Kelly
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danny has a specific focus on contentious intellectual property matters, advising clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade marks, designs, and copyright.
Stewart Argo
Legal Director
Stewart Argo
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Stewart advises clients on a wide variety of IT, technology, data protection, IP and commercial contract issues.
Charlotte Cassells
Senior Associate
Charlotte Cassells
Senior 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.
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
- Mitigating Risks of Employees Using AI in the Workplace
Freya Whiteside
Trainee Solicitor
Freya Whiteside
Trainee Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Freya Whiteside is a Trainee Solicitor in the Commercial Services team.
Gabriella Norton
Solicitor
Gabriella Norton
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Gabriella Norton is a Solicitor in the energy side of the Commercial Services team
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My Recent Articles
- Challenges in the UK’s Data Centre Revolution
Georgia Spyrou
Solicitor
Georgia is a solicitor in the energy side of the Commercial Services team.
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My Recent Articles
- Next Steps on Hydrogen Regulation
- Hydrogen Certification in the UK and EU
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).
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
- Mitigating Risks of Employees Using AI in the Workplace
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.