Our People

Ben Sharp
Associate
Ben Sharp
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Ben works with a cohesive, dedicated team which strives to provide an understanding and professional private client service.

Calum Hanrahan
Solicitor & Immigration Specialist
Calum Hanrahan
Solicitor & Immigration Specialist
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Calum is an immigration law expert and offers advice to individuals and businesses across a variety of sectors including agriculture, manufacturing and sport.

Christopher Neale
Associate

Daniel Kelly
Associate
Daniel Kelly
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danny is an associate in our Intellectual Property team, with a specific focus on contentious intellectual property matters.
He advises clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade marks, designs, and copyright. Danny has particular experience advising clients in the retail, engineering, brewing, education, technology, medical devices, online and social media, and IT sectors.
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My Recent Articles
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BrewDog vs Hawkshead Brewery – Lake District brewery bites back to protect its trade marks
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2022 Trade Mark Disputes in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry
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Lovely jubbly – English Courts provide guidance on when an intended parody becomes copyright infringement
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Danielle Humphries
Associate
Danielle Humphries
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Danielle assists with our further and higher education client queries.

Deanna Phillips-Mills
Associate
Deanna Phillips-Mills
Associate
Deanna practices in all areas of family law breakdown including divorce, children matters and resolving financial issues upon separation.
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My Recent Articles
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Jade’s Law – A Pivotal Shift in Safeguarding Victims & Children
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Deeya Ray
Associate
Deeya Ray
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.

Emma Noble
Associate
Emma Noble
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Emma is a Solicitor within the firm’s Education team specialising in employment advice for education clients including independent schools and academies, as well as both further and higher education institutes

Habib Khan
Associate
Habib Khan
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Habib is part of the social housing litigation team. He engages with all stakeholders to ensure landlords and property managers achieve their goals for their housing stock.

Joe Davies
Associate
A solicitor in our Residential Development Team, Joe assists on complex promotion agreements and option agreements and manages the disposal and acquisition of sites for residential development. Joe has experience of acting for developers with a particular focus on disposals to Housing Associations. Joe also deals with complex lease transactions from both perspective of Tenants and Landlords.

Jonathan Hill
Associate
Jonathan Hill
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.

Josh Morley
Associate
Josh Morley
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Josh is a specialist Associate in our niche Legal Planning team
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My Recent Articles
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The Rise Of Habitat Banking
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Joshua Ganley
Solicitor
Joshua Ganley
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Josh helps individuals plan for the future by assisting with drafting Wills, Estate planning and administration, Powers of Attorney and Trust planning and administration.

Kuldeep Chauhan
Associate
Kuldeep Chauhan
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Kuldeep is known for her meticulous eye for detail, practical advice and empathetic nature.

Lauren Crowhurst
Associate
Lauren Crowhurst
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Lauren is a Private Client Solicitor helping individuals put plans in place for the future by means of Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Wealth Planning.
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My Recent Articles
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Timescales for applying for the Grant of Representation
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Lisa Cox
Associate
Lisa Cox is an Associate working within the National Residential Conveyancing Team.

Louise McDonald
Associate
Louise McDonald
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau London
Louise is a chartered legal executive working in the within the Healthcare Team at Shakespeare Martineau. Louise supports clients within the healthcare sector, with particular expertise and focus on dental and pharmacy.

Lubna Laheria
Associate
Lubna Laheria
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Lubna is an experienced employment solicitor who advises a wide range of businesses on their HR issues. Lubna also specialises in tribunal litigation.

Michael Lang
Associate
Michael Lang
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Michael acts for housing associations as part of the social housing sales team.

Natalie Thorpe
Associate
Natalie Thorpe
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Natalie works closely with her clients to help them navigate contentious issues effectively.

Paul McMaster
Associate
Paul McMaster
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Paul uses his technical expertise to come up with bespoke solutions on all aspects of private client law.

Raza Ali
Associate
Raza specialises in all areas of residential property, acting for individuals and companies in a variety of transactions.
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Languages:
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English
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Hindi
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Punjabi
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Urdu
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My Recent Articles
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Conveyancing Process Timeline for Buyers & Sellers
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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.