Dearbhla Quigley > Forsters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Forsters LLP Offices
22 Baker Street
LONDON
W1U 3BW
England
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Dearbhla Quigley
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Dearbhla is a leading corporate lawyer and specialises in UK and cross-border corporate finance and M&A transactions for both public and private companies.
She has experience across a broad range of sectors and has significant expertise in advising companies at all stages of the business cycle in the natural resources (including mining, oil and gas), renewable energy, healthcare and real estate sectors, as well as early stage businesses in the technology sector.
She has over 20 years of experience working with clients on IPOs and secondary offerings of shares on the AIM market of London Stock Exchange as well as transactions involving the premium and standard segments of the Main Board of London. Dearbhla also advises on private offerings of shares, venture capital, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.
Dearbhla consistently is ranked in the leading legal directories. The Lawyer previously named Dearbhla as one of their ‘Hot 100’ lawyers and she is a recommended lawyer in both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK Guide, where she is a Band 3 Ranked Lawyer for her work on capital markets matters. IFLR 2018 recognised Dearbhla as a leading equity capital markets lawyer.
She is recognised as a ‘Top Recommended Lawyer’ in the Spear’s 500 2023 directory.
Prior to joining Forsters in 2020 Dearbhla spent her career working for City and international law firms (including 13 years in the London offices of US law firms).
Memberships
Law Society
Women in Mining
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Noted for being ‘experienced and efficient,’ the corporate department at Forsters LLP is adept at handling domestic and cross-border M&A transactions across a variety of sectors such as financial services, real estate, and technology. Stuart Hatcher heads up the practice and has expertise in M&A, venture capital, and private equity transactions, as well as shareholder investments and group reorganisations. Craig Thompson specialises in private equity and private M&A, while Dearbhla Quigley is recognised for her aptitude in multijurisdictional M&A transactions and capital markets.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Planning
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Employment > Employers