Our People
Laura Giles
Legal Director
Laura Giles
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Laura advises business owners, companies and institutions on all aspects of growth and financing, from start-up to exit.
Laura Taylor
Legal Director
Laura Taylor
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Laura advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters and has experience of working with a vast range of public and private sector clients
Lilly Toop
Legal Director
Lilly Toop
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Lilly is an experienced private client solicitor specialising in trusts, wills, wealth planning and estate administration.
Lisa Serrant
Legal Director
Lisa Serrant
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Lisa is a first-class Legal Director in our London litigation and dispute resolution team. She has a wealth of experience in general commercial litigation and international arbitration, with a growing focus on energy and natural resources disputes.
Lucinda Chaplin
Legal Director
Lucinda Chaplin
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Lucinda has a wealth of experience in providing employment support to a broad range of clients, across all sectors.
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Lucy acts for our developers and general commercial property clients.
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
Matthew Harris
Legal Director
Matthew Harris
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Matthew works collaboratively with other energy specialists across a range of technologies to support clients with their decarbonisation agendas.
Meriel O’Loughlin
Legal Director
Meriel O’Loughlin
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Meriel adopts a proactive and commercial approach to drive transactions forward to completion quickly, ensuring her clients interests are protected.
Michael Young
Legal Director
Michael Young
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Michael has been at the forefront of our professional negligence work for over 10 years, working on numerous cases throughout his career for clients ranging from individuals through to SMEs and blue-chip companies.
Monica Ghai
Legal Director
Monica Ghai
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Monica practices in all areas of family law breakdown and has developed a reputation for providing practical, thorough and clear advice.
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My Recent Articles
- Asian Divorces – Unveiling The Fallout
Nicola Lediard
Legal Director
Nicola Lediard
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Nicola works with clients to resolve a broad range of disputes in an effective and thorough manner, and to find sensible, long-term solutions to their legal problems.
Nicola Storey-Wood
Legal Director
Nicola Storey-Wood
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Nicola provides a professional and knowledgeable service to real estate clients and financing institutions. Nicola works for a range of clients, including individuals, corporate entities, banks, Islamic finance institutions and short term lenders.
Paul Greatrix
Director of Higher Education Consultancy
Dr Paul Greatrix is Director of Higher Education Consultancy and joined Shakespeare Martineau in August 2025 after over 35 years working in the HE sector including 18 years as Registrar of the University of Nottingham.
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My Recent Articles
- Towards Effective and Ethical Governance – Our Contribution to the CUC Code Review
- Higher Education Collaborations and Mergers: Getting the Cart and Horse in the Right Order
- Issues for Consideration by Governing Bodies and Executive Boards | Lessons Learnt from the University of Dundee (Part Four)
Paul McMaster
Legal Director
Paul McMaster
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Paul uses his technical expertise to come up with bespoke solutions on all aspects of private client law.
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My Recent Articles
- Last Words That Matter: What to Include in Your Will
Pia Eames
Legal Director
Pia Eames
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Pia is a highly effective lawyer focussing on resolving all types of commercial property disputes for her clients.
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Languages:
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English
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Hindi
Rachael Coulsting
Legal Director
Rachael Coulsting
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Rachael acts for both private and public sector clients on all aspects of planning and highways law.
Rebecca Fox-Jones
Legal Director
Rebecca Fox-Jones
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Rebecca works in our real estate and energy team with a focus on high-volume transactions for utilities clients.
Robert Mander
Legal Director
Robert Mander
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Robert Mander is a Chartered Legal Executive and Legal Director in our Commercial Property Team with extensive experience in the full range of Commercial Property work.
Ruo Wu
Legal Director
I am a Legal Director specialising in charity and social enterprise law, with over 20 years of experience advising a wide range of charitable organisations, philanthropists, and not-for-profit entities.
Sheena Tandy
Legal Director
Sheena Tandy
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Sheena provides pragmatic and commercial advice within the field of both corporate and personal insolvency
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Simon provides a professional and knowledgeable service for real estate finance clients.
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.