Our People
David Browne
Partner & Head of Employment
David Browne
Partner & Head of Employment
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
David is the lead employment partner for the firm’s education clients and provides sector specialist advice to universities and colleges.
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Philip Pepper
Partner & Head of Commercial, IP & Employment
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Phil works in partnership with HR and senior management teams by providing commercially driven employment advice, which is both pragmatic and outcome focused.
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My Recent Articles
- Voluntary redundancy – Are you really safe from an unfair dismissal claim?
Helen Molloy
Partner
Helen is an expert in employment law, HR and commercial matters, including all manner of employment law issues (ranging from grievances and disciplinaries through to complex restructures and redundancy exercises), high value cross-border commercial contracts and business turnaround advice.
Jon Heuvel
Partner
Jon Heuvel
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Jon supports business owners and HR teams in providing strategic people management advice across a range of industries and sectors.
Matt McDonald
Partner
Matt’s expertise cover all areas of Employment law. He has considerable experience of advising clients on complex employment litigation, senior hires and exits, large-scale redundancy exercises and complicated TUPE issues.
Michael Hibbs
Partner
Michael Hibbs
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mike provides solutions to the employment problems faced by employers.
Rhys Wyborn
Partner
Rhys Wyborn
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Rhys helps employers manage their staff and HR issues by providing clear and pragmatic advice to find the resolution required.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Tom Long
Partner
Tom Long
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Tom is ranked as a Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 edition and is also part of a team ranked as a Top Tier Firm for Education in the same edition.
Tom works with employers to prevent and resolve people issues, to ensure their organisations continue to work efficiently and effectively.
Esther Maxwell
Legal Director
Esther Maxwell
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Esther is an experienced and trusted advisor to the firm’s education clients and supports them in dealing with a range of sensitive and complex employment and education related issues.
Helen Hughes
Legal Director
Helen Hughes
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Helen is an experienced employment lawyer, who works proactively with clients to identify solutions to complex HR issues.
Sandeep Leighs
Legal Director
Sandeep Leighs
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Sandeep is a recognised specialist in the field of employment law.
Tijen Ahmet
Legal Director & Immigration Specialist
Tijen Ahmet
Legal Director & Immigration Specialist
Shakespeare Martineau London
Tijen works with global/UK businesses advising on strategic international recruitment and supports with immigration compliance facilitating work assignments and relocation to the UK.
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Languages:
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English
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Turkish
Danielle Humphries
Solicitor
Danielle Humphries
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danielle assists with our further and higher education client queries.
Emma Glazzard
Solicitor
Emma Glazzard
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Emma is a Solicitor within the firm’s Education team specialising in employment advice for education clients including independent schools and academies, as well as both further and higher education institutes
Lubna Laheria
Solicitor
Lubna Laheria
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Lubna is an experienced employment solicitor who advises a wide range of businesses on their HR issues. Lubna also specialises in tribunal litigation.
Oscar Ciaurro
Solicitor
Oscar Ciaurro
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Oscar is a newly qualified solicitor in our employment team working across both our Leicester and Nottingham offices, and advises and assists a variety of businesses from large, national organisations to SMEs.
Robin Gronbech
Solicitor
Robin is a solicitor in the Employment team who qualified in September 2021.
Calum Hanrahan
Solictor & Immigration Specialist
Calum Hanrahan
Solictor & Immigration Specialist
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Calum is an immigration law expert and offers advice to individuals and businesses across a variety of sectors including agriculture, manufacturing and sport.
Emma Oliver
Associate
Emma Oliver
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Emma is an experienced employment lawyer acting for a range of clients including public sector, manufacturing and engineering, care providers, and insolvency practitioners.
Ewan Carr
Associate
Ewan Carr
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
As an associate in the employment team, Ewan works primarily with business owners and directors advising on the employment aspects of corporate governance.
Natasha Jasinska
Paralegal
Natasha is a paralegal in our Employment Team, working within our specialist Employment/Education Team, assisting with our education clients and supporting the wider Employment Team.
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My Recent Articles
- Industrial action participation – protection from detriment cannot be read into TULR(C)A
- Employment Appeal Tribunal holds striking employees are protected from detriment
- The Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds opposing tribunal decisions on justification of compulsory retirement age