Shakespeare Martineau announces East Midlands promotions

National law firm for life and business Shakespeare Martineau has announced 18 promotions across a variety of teams and locations, including eight in Nottingham, Leicester and Lincoln.

Effective November 2024, Nottingham-based Hannah Awcock and Rebecca Jones-Fox and Leicester-based Emma Ali and Alex Ryan have all been promoted to legal director.

Promoted to associate are Charley McEvoy in Leicester; Natalie Thorpe and Josh Morley in Nottingham; and Calum Hanrahan in Lincoln.

Legal director Hannah Awcock advises on all aspects of commercial property transactions, and specialises in development finance for banks and other funders. She has particular expertise in dealing with unregistered land.

Also in the commercial property team, Emma Ali is involved in the acquisition and disposal of land and property, the grant and renewal of commercial leases, residential lease extensions, and other property matters. Emma also advises housing associations on property law matters.

Rebecca Jones-Fox works in the real estate and energy team with a focus on high volume transactions for utilities clients. Rebecca has experience working with the country’s largest utility network operators.

Alex, who is in the dispute resolution team, deals with a wide variety of complex and high value disputes, often in the High Court, including those relating to breach of contract as well as corporate disputes, including breach of warranty and shareholder disputes. He also handles healthcare disputes, particularly involving the CQC, and contentious procurement matters.

Promoted to associate, Charley McEvoy works in the corporate team; Natalie Thorpe is dispute resolution expert; and Josh Morley is a legal planner. Calum Hanrahan specialises in immigration.

Victoria Tester, managing director at Shakespeare Martineau, said: “I am thrilled to see so many of our existing and emerging leaders promoted across such a broad range of teams and office hubs.

“Developing home-grown talent is hugely important; we know that our investments in training and coaching pay back dividends in the quality of service our people provide to our clients and in the way they pay it forward in supporting their colleagues who are just starting their careers with us.

“Congratulations to all who have taken this significant step in their careers.”