DQ is an independent law firm which offers specialist tax, regulatory, and compliance services. Andrew Harding leads the practice and has an in-depth understanding of financial services regulation. As well as general commercial expertise, Mark Dougherty is experienced in Bermudan and shipping law. Annemarie Hughes is recognised for her commercial expertise, particularly regarding trust and tax law, and Donna Matthews manages a broad range of commercial matters, undertaking work for ship financiers.
Testimonials
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'DQ listen to your needs and work to that. They champion their younger members of the team which allows them to tap into additional resources with modern ways of thinking.’
'Across DQ, the team take care to listen and understand your specific problem and work to resolve this.'
‘Andrew Harding stands out for his experience and his solutions-driven and commercially focused advice.’
‘Kim Emery has been exceptional through our engagement. Kim understood the nature of what we were trying to achieve.'
'Mark Dougherty has built an exceptional team of talented legal professionals.'
‘The DQ team provide an exceptional service. We have utilised them many times for the provision of advice relating to many different subject matters and the advice they provide is always concise and well structured.'
Work highlights
- Advised on a restructuring involving the cancellation of loan notes listed on the International Stock Exchange.
- Advising Crédit Agricole and Sumitomo Mitsui concerning the Sea Bridge Finance Limited joint venture.
- Acted on the sale of Bodystat Limited for the sum of €650,000.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Harding