Joanna is a partner in our residential development team and specialises in strategic land development projects. Having previously worked for Eversheds, Joanna has over 20 years experience in the sector.

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.

Joe is a commercial real estate lawyer with over 20 years experience working with healthcare operators and has particular expertise in the funding, ownership and development of care homes, new medical centres and private medical hospitals.

Jon supports business owners and HR teams in providing strategic people management advice across a range of industries and sectors.

Jonathan builds long-term trust based on a thoughtful appreciation of the individuality of each client and transaction.

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.

Jordan has experience working with healthcare operators and education clients for some 15 years.

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.

Kamal Chauhan is a Partner of Shakespeare Martineau and Member of AMPA. He has worked on numerous high-profile and complex regulatory matters across multiple sectors. Having trained at DLA Piper and worked at global law firms CMS Nabarro and Kennedys, Kamal brings with him significant experience to help him lead and build an exceptional regulatory service line.

Kellie Hatton is Co-Head of the Development practice, within the Commercial Property team. Having spent 13 years practising at City firms, Kellie moved to Sheffield in 2014 and joined SHMA in May 2025.

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

Louise assists clients to bring forward development, working with landowners, promoters and developers to deliver results.

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 is a trusted business adviser providing practical and, above all, commercial advice to individuals and companies in relation to business matters.

Martin is known for his flexible thinking to resolve challenging situations for clients including developers, corporate occupiers, owners and investors.

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’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.

Nicky is a dual-qualified legal director based in Edinburgh and is part of the real estate team in Scotland.

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).

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 prides himself on delivering results for clients, who value his commercial experience as much as his real estate legal expertise.

Selina specialises in transactional and advisory IP matters. She advises across the board on all IP rights.

Simon is a commercially focused and entrepreneurial real estate expert known for his calm, practical and commercial approach.

Stephen Scott is a partner in Shakespeare Martineau’s real estate disputes team. He is based in our London office but also spends time in our Nottingham office (his home town). Stephen loves getting to know clients’ businesses and helping them to achieve their strategic aims. He finds it fascinating that he is able to play a role in developing a piece of real estate which can have a transformative effect on a neighbourhood or a city or region.