Our People

Our people are our business. Our progress and success, and most importantly that of our clients, is founded on the quality of our people and the service they provide.

Hayley Russell

Solicitor

Hayley specialises in contentious construction and resolving disputes in the fields of construction, engineering, and major projects.

Malcolm Rust

Partner

Partner in the Private Wealth & Tax Team, Malcolm specialises in personal tax, trust and succession planning for entrepreneurs, families and high net worth individuals as well as advising charities.

Erin Ryan

Solicitor

Erin is a Solicitor in the private wealth and tax team and has experience advising clients on tax and estate planning as well as executry administration.

Ryan Scott

Solicitor

Ryan is a solicitor in our banking and finance team, based in London. He assists with transactions for a number of corporate lenders and borrowers, with a particular focus on real estate and development finance.

Philip Sewell

Partner

Philip Sewell is a Partner in Shepherd and Wedderburn's commercial disputes and regulation division with over 25 years’ experience advising on contentious commercial matters, including banking and financial services, insurance, property disputes, shareholder disputes, landlord and tenant commercial fraud, health & safety, food safety and personal injury.

Caroline Shand

Partner

Caroline advises on all aspects of real estate matters but with a particular emphasis on institutional investment, commercial development and property finance related work.

Ben Sheppard

Senior Associate

Ben is a Senior Associate in our property and infrastructure disputes team, who has a particular specialism in telecoms litigation.