Emma Wightman > Shoosmiths LLP > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

A ‘great team, full of talent‘, Shoosmiths LLP is noted for its capabilities in all manner of disputes, working with a diverse client roster on trust and succession planning issues, proprietary estoppel claims, and matters taken before the Court of Protection, among others. The practice is headed up by Gillian Crotty, who also steers the wider litigiation services team in Northern Ireland. Stuart Nevin is a prolific adviser who focuses on high-value shareholder disputes, trust disputes, and contentious probabte. Other key figures within the team include Emma Wightman, Josh Burgess, Sarah Livingstone, and Shane McElhatton. All named individuals are based in Belfast.

Shoosmiths LLP‘s fast-growing team handles financial services litigation, professional negligence, corporate and commercial disputes, and contentious real estate matters. Team lead and Belfast office head Gillian Crotty has experience in all aspects of commercial litigation, with particular expertise in financial services disputes and professional negligence actions. Core team members include associate Emma Wightman, and associate Stuart Nevin, who joined from A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP in 2021.