Shakespeare Martineau LLP is a top 55 UK law firm with an international reach, offering a full range of legal services via offices in London, Birmingham and various other regional offices across the country. Enhanced by a collaborative presence in Brussels, the governmental centre of the European Union, the firm’s services also include advice on EU law and policy in a wide range of areas.

The firm has a strong reputation for its work in the energy, banking and financial services, investment funds, leisure and retail, education, private wealth and industry and manufacturing sectors.

With a commitment to its clients and their needs, the firm prides itself on exceptional partner led service, and an impressive portfolio of clients. These include some of the major European power companies, and other large UK corporations with businesses across North America. We are also proud to represent a number of US companies amongst our corporate client base, typically companies with business activities across Europe but based out of the UK.

The firm works closely with many law firms across Europe; in the energy sector and is the UK member of the Association of European Energy Consultants, which is a network of specialist energy law firms based in the capitals across Europe. This gives us a broad Europe-wide perspective in areas such as climate change and low carbon law and policy, renewable energy support schemes, nuclear regulation and broader environmental protection.

The Shakespeare Martineau team is led by energy lawyers Andrew Whitehead and and Sushma Maharaj. Their clients include the Great Britain electricity and gas system operator, National Grid, which also has extensive business interests on the east and west coasts of the US, and the operator of Europe’s largest LNG import terminal at Grain.