Senior leadership team
Inspiring great performance.
Shoosmiths' board and operations executive work to define and deliver the firm’s vision and strategy.
Meet the team

Peter Duff
Chairperson
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Peter Duff
Chairperson
- Employment, Senior leadership
- Nottingham
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+44 (0) 3700 865 049
- +44 (0) 3700 865 049
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+44 (0)783 444 5375
- +44 (0)783 444 5375

David Jackson
Chief Executive
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David Jackson
Chief Executive
- Senior leadership
- Birmingham London
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+44 (0) 3700 863 000
- +44 (0) 3700 863 000
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+44 (0)773 850 1760
- +44 (0)773 850 1760

Chris Stanton
Chief Financial Officer
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Chris Stanton
Chief Financial Officer
- Senior leadership
- Northampton
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+44 (0) 3700 863 615
- +44 (0) 3700 863 615

Kirsten Hewson
Partner & Head of Real Estate
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Kirsten Hewson
Partner & Head of Real Estate
- Real estate, Senior leadership
- Solent
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+44 (0) 3700 866 943
- +44 (0) 3700 866 943
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+44 (0)781 031 6135
- +44 (0)781 031 6135

Stephen Porter
Partner & Head of Corporate Division
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Stephen Porter
Partner & Head of Corporate Division
- Corporate, Senior leadership
- Solent
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+44 (0) 3700 866 875
- +44 (0) 3700 866 875
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+44 (0)779 318 7655
- +44 (0)779 318 7655

Stuart Little
Partner & Head of Advisory Services
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Stuart Little
Partner & Head of Advisory Services
- Dispute resolution & litigation, Senior leade...
- Thames Valley
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+44 (0) 3700 868 811
- +44 (0) 3700 868 811
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+44 (0)779 318 7653
- +44 (0)779 318 7653

Monica Burch
Non-Executive Director
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Monica Burch
Non-Executive Director
- Senior leadership
- Northampton
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+44 (0) 3700 862 264
- +44 (0) 3700 862 264

Gaius Powell
Business Development Director
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Gaius Powell
Business Development Director
- Senior leadership
- Leeds
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+44 (0) 3700 867 334
- +44 (0) 3700 867 334
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+44 (0)778 994 2738
- +44 (0)778 994 2738

Alison Matthews
Q&R Consultant
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Alison Matthews
Q&R Consultant
- Senior leadership
- Birmingham
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+44 (0) 3700 864 287
- +44 (0) 3700 864 287
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+44 (0)786 092 7328
- +44 (0)786 092 7328

Dawn Ingle
IS Director
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Dawn Ingle
IS Director
- Senior leadership
- Northampton
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+44 (0) 3700 863 484
- +44 (0) 3700 863 484
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+44 (0)771 869 3997
- +44 (0)771 869 3997

Alastair Peet
Partner, International Committee Chair
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Alastair Peet
Partner, International Committee Chair
- Corporate, International, Senior leadership
- Birmingham
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+44 (0)20 7205 7030
- +44 (0)20 7205 7030
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+44 (0)780 229 4751
- +44 (0)780 229 4751

Rachel Reid
Chief Operating Officer
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Rachel Reid
Chief Operating Officer
- Corporate responsibility, Diversity & inclusi...
- London
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+44 (0)20 7282 4180
- +44 (0)20 7282 4180

Vikas Shah
Non-Executive Director
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Vikas Shah
Non-Executive Director
- Senior leadership
- Manchester
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+44 (0) 3700 865 909
- +44 (0) 3700 865 909

Eleanor Tanner
Director of People
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Eleanor Tanner
Director of People
- Senior leadership
- London
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+44 (0)20 7282 4141
- +44 (0)20 7282 4141
Diversity & inclusion at Shoosmiths

Our ambition is to build a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and talents, and a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues.
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Our commitment to corporate responsibility
Corporate responsibility lies at the heart of our business strategy at Shoosmiths. Our corporate responsibility vision is to be the leading national law firm famous for its positive contribution to society.
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