Emma Wightman > Shoosmiths LLP > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Shoosmiths LLP Offices
2-14 East Bridge Street
BELFAST
BT1 3NQ
United Kingdom
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Emma Wightman
Work Department
Advisory Services
Position
Emma is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Dispute resolution team in the Belfast office and specialises in various aspects of commercial litigation including banking litigation, contract disputes, secured and unsecured recoveries from consumers, corporations and other commercial entities, defended and complex mortgage proceedings. She also deals with bankruptcy and insolvency actions.
Career
Emma completed her training contract with an other firm in Belfast before moving into Shoosmiths in 2019.
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
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.
Northern Ireland > Dispute resolution
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution Northern Ireland
- Personal tax, trusts and probate Northern Ireland > Private client