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Shakespeare Martineau LLP
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![Afreen Cole](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Afreen-cole-new-circle-picture.png)
![Alan Hamblett](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Alan_Hamblett-1.png)
![Andrew Whitehead](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Andrew_Whitehead_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Andrew Smith](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Andrew_Smith_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Anieka Sheppard](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/08/Anieka_Golhar_Headshot.jpg)
![Ben Buckton](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Ben_Buckton_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Claire Burrows](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Claire_Burrows_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Claire Langford](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/06/Claire_Langford.jpg)
![Clive Read](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/09/Clive_Read_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Emma Oliver](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/emma_oliver_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Helen Bowns](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Helen_Bowns-min.png)
![Jennie Davis](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Jennie_Davis_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Joanna Forbes](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Joanna_Forbes_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Joanna Lee-Mills](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/08/Joanna-Lee-Mills.png)
![Kavita Patel](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Kavita_Patel_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Louise Drew](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Louise_Drew_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Mark Beesley](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Mark_Beesley_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Neil Gosling](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Neil_Gosling_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Paula Evans](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Paula_Evans_Background-scaled.jpg)
After four years as COLP and General Counsel, Richard has returned to his roots in litigation. As a partner in our innovative managed legal services team, Richard acts for the SRA on interventions into other law firms, and is building our regulatory offering. Richard also provides operational and legal support to our litigation business unit. "I believe that excellent compliance and risk management is crucial for any business which wishes to thrive commercially. "
![Sarah Walker-Smith](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Sarah_Walker_Smith_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Sheena Tandy](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/08/Sheena_Tandy_Headshot.jpg)
Sheena provides pragmatic and commercial advice within the field of both corporate and personal insolvency She has a wide range of experience in contentious and non-contentious insolvency law for both national and local clients. In particular, her experience includes advising on validity of appointments, security documentation, retention of title claims, sales of distressed businesses. She also has extensive experience in dealing with asset recovery actions, director’s conduct and misfeasance claims and all antecedent transactions. Sheena predominately acts for insolvency practitioners but also acts on behalf of financial institutions, creditors, companies, individual directors and other stakeholder
![Simon Hayden](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Simon_Hayden_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Smita Jamdar](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Smita_Jamdar_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Stewart Freeman](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Stewart_Freeman_Background-scaled.jpg)
![Tony Hannington](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Tony_Hannington_background-min-scaled.jpg)
![Victoria Tester](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/09/Victoria_Tester_Background-scaled.jpg)