Andrew Taylor > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Shakespeare Martineau LLP covers both the transactional and contentious aspects of insolvency mandates, advising insolvency practitioners, lenders and corporates. The firm’s niche in education and energy allows it to supplement its restructuring advice in these areas. Leading from Birmingham, Andrew Taylor covers the gamut of restructuring and insolvency, including turnaround options, appointments, asset realisations and antecedent transactions. Sheena Tandy is well-versed in administrations, especially around the healthcare sector.

The ‘exceptionally knowledgeable and proactive’ practice at Shakespeare Martineau LLP handles professional negligence cases against accountants, barristers, financial advisors, and solicitors. Andrew Taylor leads the team from Birmingham, and Anton Letten’s recent caseload encompasses claims against architects, planning advisors, and pension advisers.

With offices spread across Birmingham, Leicester, Lincoln, and Milton Keynes, Shakespeare Martineau LLP handles contentious and transactional insolvency matters. In Birmingham, Andrew Taylor co-leads the practice with Leicester-based Sean Moran. Moran often advises directors, stakeholders, as well as stressed and distressed businesses on accelerated M&A and insolvency appointments, he is also praised as ‘approachable, pragmatic, and down to earth.’ Working out of Nottingham, Tim Speed is well-regarded in the energy sector and is informed in contractual, commercial and insolvency disputes. In Leicester, Tom Riley is proficient in advising lenders on restructuring.