DQ
More informationDQ supports a wide variety of clients in the shipping sector with ross-border transactions while also advising on the financing of new builds, registration and enforcement of security documents. In aviation, the team supports buyers and sellers on multijurisdictional transactions and the importation and registration of aircrafts. Mark Dougherty has experience in ship financing transactions based in both the Isle of Man and Bermuda, while Donna Matthews regularly acts for some of the largest ship finance lenders in the market.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'DQ Advocates remain one of the go-to shipping firms on the Island.'
- 'Mark Dougherty has a very good reputation and is very involved in the wider industry.'
Key clients
- Ray Car Carriers Ltd
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- Niki Shipping Ltd
- Seven Mile Shipping
- Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft
- Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited
- HSH Nordbank AG
- Watson Farley Williams
- Hanjin Shipping
- Döhle
- Handleys Shipping Ltd
- Berge Bulk
- DVB Bank SE
- DNB Bank ASA
- Citibank N.A., London Branch
- Blue Water Logistics UK Limited
- Credit Suisse
- Joh. Berenberg, Gosler & Co. K.G.
- UniCredit Bank AG
- Ryanair
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Shoosmiths
- DLA Piper
- Cavendish Trust Company
- Bank of America
- Equiom
- KPMG
- SMP Partners
- Lombard
- Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Ernst & Young
- Döhle
Work highlights
- Advising syndicates of banks including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited and Danish Ship Finance A/s in relation to the financing of vessels currently held by Ray Car Carriers Ltd.
- Advising Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in relation to the Sea Bridge Finance Limited joint venture. Sea Bridge Finance is a 50-50 joint venture between CA-CIB and SMTB and was formed to invest up to US$1 billion in senior secured ship mortgage loans.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Dougherty, Donna Matthews