Our People
Sonia Bachu
Legal Director
Sonia Bachu
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
With an enviable background in all family law topics, Sonia is skilled in dealing with high-value family breakdowns involving businesses, trusts, farms, inherited wealth and significant pension assets. She also advises on pre and post-nuptial planning, cohabitation and complex disputes involving children.
Stephen Lane
Legal Director
Stephen Lane
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Stephen has over 25 years’ experience in real estate finance, with particular experience in development and health funding.
Anton Letten
Senior Associate
Anton Letten
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Anton handles a variety of disputes including contractual and professional negligence matters.
Ashley Bhandari
Associate
Ashley Bhandari
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Ashley is a Solicitor working in the Residential Development team assisting with the acquisition and disposal of development land.
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My Recent Articles
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The Climate Change Challenge for Property
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Charlotte Cassells
Senior Associate
Charlotte Cassells
Senior Associate
Charlotte advises on a wide range of transactional IP matters, consumer law, marketing and advertising laws, as well as data protection across a range of industry sectors including technology, media and education.
David Perdikou
Associate
David Perdikou
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Scotland
David is a Scottish qualified Associate based in Edinburgh and is part of the real estate team in Scotland.
Deeya Ray
Senior Associate
Deeya Ray
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau London
Deeya is a dual qualified solicitor having qualified and practised initially in India for over 3 years in the mergers, acquisitions and general corporate space. She then qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2023.
Dominic Suffolk
Associate
Dominic Suffolk
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Dominic specialises in non-contentious construction with a focus on delivering an efficient service centred around the needs of his clients.
Emily Shuttleworth
Senior Associate
Emily Shuttleworth
Senior Associate
Emily Shuttleworth is a Residential Development and Commercial Property Senior Associate. Emily joined SHMA in August 2025 and brings with her a wealth of experience of working with many of the UK’s leading national housebuilders.
Jess Holt
Associate
Jess is an Associate in the Construction team at Shakespeare Martineau with a background in construction, commercial litigation and property law. She brings a practical, solution-oriented approach to advising clients on complex construction disputes and project-related legal matters.
Jonathan Hill
Senior Associate
Jonathan Hill
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jonathan is an associate solicitor in the Corporate team at Shakespeare Martineau, supporting clients across a range of sectors, with a particular sector expertise in healthcare focused on dental practice acquisitions and disposals.
Natalie Thorpe
Senior Associate
Natalie Thorpe
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Natalie works closely with her clients to help them navigate contentious issues effectively.
Reveka Athanasiadou
Associate
Reveka Athanasiadou
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Reveka is an experienced dual qualified solicitor having qualified and practised initially in Greece for 9 years, followed by a Masters at the University of Nottingham in the UK in International Commercial Law with emphasis on intellectual property.
Sabrina Umrani
Associate
Sabrina Umrani
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau London
Sabrina works with a variety of clients, including business occupiers, developers and investors.
Sarah Evans
Senior Associate
Sarah Evans
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sarah is an experienced commercial property solicitor in the infrastructure team dealing with a wide range of commercial property matters
Selica Khan
Associate
Selica Khan is an experienced Associate Solicitor with significant expertise in complex land disputes, including restrictive covenants, easements, and boundary issues. She acts for commercial developers and landowners, offering strategic guidance and effective solutions tailored to their specific needs.
Sophie Hunter
Associate
Sophie Hunter
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sophie deals exclusively with transactions for registered providers such as leasehold schemes for the elderly, shared ownership, right to buy/acquire, staircasing, single unit disposal, and purchases.
Victoria Kirkpatrick
Senior Associate
Victoria Kirkpatrick
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Victoria is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation team and works closely with each of the Partners in both running cases and supporting client relationships.
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau London
Asmee Dutt-Choudhury is a Solicitor in the Commercial and IP team.
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My Recent Articles
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Mitigating Risks of Employees Using AI in the Workplace
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Ella Grant
Solicitor
Solicitor within the Commercial Real Estate Team
Freya Whiteside
Trainee Solicitor
Freya Whiteside
Trainee Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Freya Whiteside is a Trainee Solicitor in the Commercial Services team.
Gabriella Norton
Solicitor
Gabriella Norton
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Gabriella Norton is a Solicitor in the energy side of the Commercial Services team
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My Recent Articles
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Challenges in the UK’s Data Centre Revolution
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Georgia Spyrou
Solicitor
Georgia is a solicitor in the energy side of the Commercial Services team.
Imran Ilias
Solicitor
Imran Ilias
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Imran is a Solicitor specialising in Litigation and Corporate Restructuring. He advises on a variety of restructuring, recovery and insolvency issues, including contested insolvency work.
Imran is skilled in providing innovative and cost-effective legal solutions to both commercial and individual clients, with a wealth of experience gained working at several international and national law firms, including working within an in-house capacity for a blue chip automotive company. Imran has advised clients ranging from private individuals to FTSE 100 companies.