Our People
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.
Rachel Gwynne
Partner & Head of Social Housing
Rachel Gwynne
Partner & Head of Social Housing
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Rachel provides strategic advice and support to housing associations, charities and other not-for-profit organisations.
Richard Hill
Partner & Head of Bristol
Richard Hill
Partner & Head of Bristol
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
Richard Hill is a partner in the commercial property team.
-
My Recent Articles
- Shakespeare Martineau completes GL Law merger
Smita Jamdar
Partner & Head of Education
Smita Jamdar
Partner & Head of Education
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Smita leads the team that works to shape the universities and colleges of the future by providing strategic advice and sector specific insight across all their legal needs.
Sneha Nainwal
Partner & Head of India Desk
Sneha Nainwal
Partner & Head of India Desk
Shakespeare Martineau London
Sneha Nainwal is the Head of India Desk at Shakespeare Martineau. Sneha is dual-qualified to practise law in India and England & Wales.
-
Languages:
-
English
-
Hindi
-
Panjabi
-
Urdu
Suzanne Leggott
Partner & Head of Private Wealth
Suzanne Leggott
Partner & Head of Private Wealth
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Suzanne acts for high net worth individuals in all aspects of private client work. She has a particular interest in advising family business owners and has the STEP Advanced Certificate in family business advising.
Aasha Choudhary
Partner
Aasha Choudhary
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
I am a family law partner and head of the family team in the Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham office, specialising in the financial aspects of divorce and relationship breakdown with high value or complex assets, often with an international element.
Alan Hamblett
Partner
Alan Hamblett
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Alan handles complex and high value disputed debt claims.
-
Languages:
-
English
-
French
-
German
-
Spanish
Amal Kaur
Partner
Amal Kaur
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Scotland
Amal is our dual-qualified Partner having many years of combined experience North and South of the border.
She has worked both within core real estate and the renewable energy sector.
Amy Cowdell
Partner
Amy Cowdell
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Amy specialises in agricultural property law, bringing more than 16 years’ experience.
Andrew Adams
Partner
Andrew Adams
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Andrew works with teams to achieve the best commercial and strategic outcome to complex commercial disputes.
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.
Anna Cartledge
Partner
Anna Cartledge
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Anna has 15 years’ experience advising on all aspects of planning, compulsory purchase and highways law, acting for a variety of public and private sector clients throughout her career including landowners, promoters, developers, local authorities, central government agencies, regional development agencies, and various NHS Trusts.
Audrey Holden
Head of Marketing Business Partners
Audrey Holden
Head of Marketing Business Partners
Audrey is Head of Business Development. She is a member of the business services senior management team and leads a committed and passionate team of sales, propositions, business and client development specialists who help our brands and teams achieve our growth ambitions.
Barry Fisher
Partner
Barry Fisher
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Ben Harber
Partner
Ben Harber
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Ben leads our team of company secretaries and corporate governance advisors in our London office, providing invaluable compliance and corporate governance services to a wide range of companies.
Ben Humphreys
Partner
Ben Humphreys
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Ben works with clients to manage all manner of commercial disputes.
-
My Recent Articles
- Charities and Business Rates – How Should Relief be Applied?
Bukola Obadun-Craigs
Partner
Bukola Obadun-Craigs
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Bukola has worked in Social Housing for over 20 years. She is recognised for her expertise in housing and leasehold management matters especially in contentious matters relating to anti-social behaviour, breach of covenant, forfeiture, right to manage and leasehold enfranchisement.
-
My Recent Articles
- Awaab’s Law – A Pivotal Component Of The Social Housing Regulations Act 2023
Carys Thompson
Partner
Carys Thompson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Carys undertakes a comprehensive range of commercial work providing high quality and commercially focussed advice to clients across a variety of sectors.
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.
-
Languages:
-
English
-
French
Catherine Savage
Partner
Catherine Savage
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Catherine works predominantly with our education clients, providing strategic advice in relation to contentious matters.
Chris Brown
Business Development Business Partner
Chris Brown
Business Development Business Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Chris is a Business Development specialist working with our Employment, Commercial & IP, Litigation, Insolvency and Agriculture teams. He has been working in the legal sector for over eight years.
Chris Gayle
Partner
Chris Gayle
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Chris acts for institutional and individual lenders, as well as borrowers lending or borrowing debt finance for acquisition, working capital, refinance or capital release.
-
My Recent Articles
- Green Campus Report
Clare Reed
Partner
Vast experience of handling complex construction related disputes on behalf of building contractors, sub-contractors, owners and property developers, and for many other construction or property related professionals.
-
My Recent Articles
- Construction Specialist Joins Our London Team