Our People
Kavita Patel
Partner & Head of Investment Funds
Kavita Patel
Partner & Head of Investment Funds
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Kavita is the Head of our Investment Funds sector. She has a formidable reputation amongst her clients for technical excellence and getting the job done and is regarded as the ‘rainmaker of the team’.
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Languages:
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English
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Gujarati
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Hindi
Michael Stace
Partner & Head of Corporate
Michael Stace
Partner & Head of Corporate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Michael specialises in corporate finance; advising public and private companies, individuals and institutions on domestic and international M&A, private equity investments, restructurings and joint ventures. He also advises on partnership matters..
Andrew Smith
Partner
Andrew Smith
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Andrew loves working with businesses and their owners, using his experience and knowledge to solve problems and build value.
Catherine Moss
Partner
Catherine Moss
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
As a corporate lawyer, Catherine supports her clients by ensuring that their legal and commercial needs are met with timely practical and creative solutions.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Duncan James
Partner
Duncan James
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Duncan works with fast growing family businesses and entrepreneurs to ensure they are successful and to help them achieve their goals through acquisitions, funding lines and exit and succession planning.
James Hawkeswood
Partner
James Hawkeswood
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Works from Home
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.
Jody Webb
Partner
Jody Webb
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jody leads on substantial transactions including acquisitions, disposals, management buy outs and private equity investments with a particular focus on the UK mid-market with values of circa £5m – £100m across a variety of sectors.
Julian Turnbull
Partner
Julian Turnbull
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Julian’s expertise covers commercial and corporate finance for a wide spectrum of businesses looking for pragmatic and / or innovative solutions.
Keith Spedding
Partner
Keith Spedding
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Keith advises companies (both public and private), partnerships and their owners on all aspects of corporate and partnership law.
Lisa Botterill
Partner
Lisa Botterill
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Lisa works with business owners and stakeholders to help them achieve their growth strategies.
Michael Squirrell
Partner
Michael Squirrell
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Michael is a corporate lawyer who brings clients’ goals to the forefront, understanding their objectives and meeting their aims in a thorough, timely and pragmatic manner.
Paul Hardman
Partner
Paul has over 30 years’ experience, specialising in corporate finance work covering mergers and acquisitions, management buy outs and buy ins, joint venture arrangements and shareholder agreements.
Peter Mayhew
Partner
Peter Mayhew
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Peter works tirelessly to ensure first and foremost that his clients’ objectives and deadlines are met.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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My Recent Articles
- TBC Partners Secures £5 Million Debt Investment
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Roger is a corporate lawyer who acts for clients doing great things all around the country and overseas.
Roy Botterill
Partner
Roy Botterill
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Roy is a corporate lawyer whom clients use when they need a pragmatic and no nonsense approach.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Partner
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Jennie Davis
Legal Director
Jennie Davis
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jennie is a key member of our corporate team, providing advice to both private and public companies.
Marie-Therese Harper
Legal Director
Marie-Therese Harper
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Marie-Therese advises businesses and their owners on a wide variety of corporate transactions and complicated reorganisations to help them achieve their objectives.
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My Recent Articles
- Latest provisions for corporate disclosure & transparency
Nic Barker
Legal Director
Nic Barker is an associate director of the corporate and commercial team.
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My Recent Articles
- Shakespeare Martineau completes GL Law merger
Richard Vernon
Legal Director
Richard Vernon
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Richard works with a range of businesses, from speculative start-ups to multinational organisations, advising on acquisitions, restructurings, funding streams and exits.
Ashley Taylor
Associate
Ashley is an Associate Solicitor in our national Corporate Team. He specialises in corporate mergers, acquisitions & disposals (M&A), intra-group re-organisations, corporate finance and corporate governance matters.
Gweni Rees-Evans
Associate
Gweni Rees-Evans
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Gweni is a corporate solicitor based in Birmingham