Our People

Partners

• Louise Hebborn

  , Partners

  Partner & Head of Commercial & Dispute Resolution

  Biography

  Louise started her training contract at the firm in September 2002 having already worked at the firm over a number of years on summer placements. She went on to qualify as a solicitor in the firm’s commercial team in September 2...

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• Julie Hunter

  , Partners

  Partner

  Biography

  Julie qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and joined Stephensons in 2017 in the commercial litigation department, she became a Partner in 2022.

  Julie is highly experienced in...

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• Andrew Whitehead

  , Partners

  Partner

  Biography

  Andrew is a Partner based in the firm’s commercial litigation department undertaking work for a national client base. Andrew joined Stephensons in 2012 afte...

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Senior Associates

• Jade Fairhurst

  , Senior Associates

  Senior Associate Solicitor

  Biography

  Jade is a senior associate solicitor in the commercial/consumer department.

  Joining Stephensons in 2022 from a Manchester-based firm where she had been acting on commercial disputes and non-contentious corporate matters, she has...

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Solicitors

• Zainab Porbanderwala

  , Solicitors

  Associate Solicitor

  Biography

  Zainab is a dual-qualified solicitor, holding the title of advocate in India since 2015 and becoming an English solicitor in March 2023. Zainab joined Stephensons' corporate and commercial department in November 2023.

  T...

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Trainee Solicitors

• Aaron O'Brien

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  Trainee Solicitor

  Biography

  Aaron joined Stephensons in 2023 as a graduate paralegal in the commercial and dispute resolution department. In 2024 Aaron started his training contract.
  
  He has a degree in law with social policy with a year of C...

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Graduate Paralegals

• Lilly Gregory

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  Graduate Paralegal

  Biography

  Lilly joined Stephensons in July 2025 as a graduate paralegal in the commercial and dispute resolution department. She is supervised by Andrew Whitehead.

  Prior to joining Stephensons, she completed her degree in Law at...

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• Alysia Leigh

  , Graduate Paralegals

  Graduate Paralegal

  Biography

  Alysia joined Stephensons as a graduate paralegal in the consumer department and is now a member of the commercial and dispute resolution department.

  She has ...

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Apprentice Solicitors

• Matthew Smith

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  Apprentice Solicitor

  Biography

  Matthew joined Stephensons in 2017. Matthew has remained in the commercial and dispute resolution team since then, advising and assisting clients with a wide range of property issues. Matthew’s specialisms include:

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Business Development

• Neil Marshall

  , Business Development

  Business Development Manager

  Biography

  Neil joined Stephensons in 2016 as a business development manager after completing over thirty years in commercial banking for Natwest/RBS. For much of that time Neil was in a front line role helping and supporting businesses in the c...

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