Shakespeare Martineau reveals new East Mids heads of offices

Law firm Shakespeare Martineau has announced new heads of its East Midlands offices in Nottingham and Leicester.

Corporate partner Lisa Botterill and residential development partner Louise Ingram will share the role of office head in Leicester, taking the helm following a decade of leadership by Roy Botterill, who remains with the firm as corporate partner.

Corporate expert Roger Harcourt will retain his position of head of the Nottingham hub for a further three years.

Botterill said: “I’d like to thank Roy for his sterling leadership over the past 10 years, for helping to shape the Leicester office and steer it to its market-leading position in Leicester and beyond. Both Louise and I look forward to taking on the challenge and continuing Roy’s great work.”

Shakespeare Martineau managing director Victoria Tester said: “Location means a lot to us and our clients and, unlike other firms that are retreating from local office footprints, we are expanding. As well as widening our talent pool, this benefits our clients by giving them direct access to legal experts who know and are embedded in the local market, and who are supported by our full-service national offering.

“We see the potential of the East Midlands market, and the breadth of services we provide in the region. We look forward to Lisa, Louise and Roger working with our clients and contacts within the region to unlock that potential and continue to evolve our East Midlands hubs’ dynamic culture and positive environment.”

Both Ingram and Botterill trained with the firm, qualifying in the early 2000s.

Harcourt has been with Shakespeare Martineau since 2006.