Our People
Jonathan Fear
Partner
Jonathan Fear
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Jonathan builds long-term trust based on a thoughtful appreciation of the individuality of each client and transaction.
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My Recent Articles
- Major New Leicestershire Development Takes Step Forward
Jonathan Stork
Partner
Jonathan is a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution team with a broad range of experience and expertise. His particular areas of focus lie in contested trust and probate work, disputes within the agricultural sector and commercial litigation.
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My Recent Articles
- Flood defence provision: what landowners need to know
Jonathan Wilson
Partner
Jonathan joined GL Law as an associate director in September 2017, prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022.
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My Recent Articles
- Shakespeare Martineau completes GL Law merger
Jordan Glackin
Partner
Jordan Glackin
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Jordan has experience working with healthcare operators and education clients for some 15 years.
Julia Rosenbloom
Partner
Julia Rosenbloom
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Julia is a chartered tax adviser, solicitor and trust & estate practitioner. She has a wide range of experience, advising clients from both a personal and corporate tax perspective.
Julian Pyrke
Partner
Julian is a director and head of commercial property at our Bristol office.
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.
Kate Hall
Partner
Kate Hall
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Kate is an experienced real estate lawyer, valued by her clients for her commercial approach and attention to detail.
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.
Kim Walker
Partner
Kim Walker
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Kim enjoys working with his clients to provide pragmatic and commercial legal support on their business issues, whether day-to-day or business critical. They find him easy to deal with, flexible, commercial and someone they value as part of their team.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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German
Kit O Brien
Partner
Kit O Brien
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
Kit is a partner in the family team at Shakespeare Martineau. She has been a specialist family lawyer since 1991 and also a trained mediator and qualified collaborative lawyer
Louise Ingram
Partner
Louise Ingram
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Louise assists clients to bring forward development, working with landowners, promoters and developers to deliver results.
Mark Jones
Partner
Mark Jones
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mark works collaboratively with teams across the firm to ensure client’s goals are achieved. Mark has a highly commercial and efficient approach to transactions developed by acting principally for major pension funds and institutional investor clients.
Mark Taylor
Partner
Mark is a Partner in our sector leading education team, advising on education collaborations and governance. Mark is recognised by Legal 500 and has spent all of his legal career advising in the education sector.
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
Martin Edwards
Partner
Martin Edwards
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Martin is known for his flexible thinking to resolve challenging situations for clients including developers, corporate occupiers, owners and investors.
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.
Matt McDonald
Partner
Matt McDonald
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
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.
Nicola Holton
Partner
Insolvency expert Nicola has over 10 years’ restructuring and insolvency experience having worked with a wide variety of clients ranging from insolvency practitioners and litigation funders to corporates and their directors. She advises on a variety of restructuring, recovery and insolvency issues and has extensive experience in contentious insolvency work. Nicola is also a qualified insolvency practitioner having obtained a first time pass in the Joint Insolvency Examination Boards (2014).
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My Recent Articles
- Shakespeare Martineau boosts south team with triple hire
Paul Hardman
Partner
Paul is a Partner and Head of the Corporate team in the Bristol office. He trained and has worked in Bristol and Bath over many years and has a deep understanding of the issues affecting SME businesses and their owners.
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.
Ravinder Johal
Partner
Ravinder Johal
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Ravinder works with both insurers and self-insured companies, defending a range of claims and providing sound legal advice.
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Languages:
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English
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Panjabi
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.
Simon Robinson
Partner
Simon is a commercially focused and entrepreneurial real estate expert known for his calm, practical and commercial approach.
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Languages:
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English
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French