Mark Dougherty > DQ > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

DQ
THE CHAMBERS
5 MOUNT PLEASANT
DOUGLAS
IM1 2PU
Isle Of Man

Work Department

Corporate and commercial.

Position

Managing Director.

Mark has extensive experience in the Isle of Man in corporate and commercial law and is consistently ranked as one of the top corporate and commercial lawyers on the Island.

Mark regularly advises multi-national companies, listed entities, banks and private equity houses as well as high net worth individuals in a wide range of Isle of Man corporate and commercial matters.

Mark is a qualified notary public.

Mark’s specialist areas of practice are banking, capital markets, shipping, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.

Career

Trained Simcocks Advocates; qualified Isle of Man 1999, England and Wales 2000; Appleby Spurling & Kempe, Bermuda (now Appleby) 2000-01; Dougherty Quinn (now DQ Advocates) 2001, director 2005.

Languages

English

Memberships

Sits on IOM Government Finance Agency – a public private partnership looking at the economic future of the Isle of Man.  Past member of Isle of Man Law Society Council (Head of Education).

Leisure

Sport, especially rugby and hockey, theatre, and travel.

Lawyer Rankings

Isle of Man > Corporate and commercial

(Leading individuals)

Mark DoughertyDQ

Coupled with the firm’s strong tax, regulatory and compliance services, the corporate and commercial team at DQ is able to handle a wide range of matters domestically and internationally, particularly in relation to M&A, restructuring and regulatory work. Practice head Andrew Harding is experienced in financial services regulation, while managing director Mark Dougherty is an expert in corporate and commercial law in both the Isle of Man and Bermuda. Annemarie Hughes focuses on commercial matters related to trusts and Adam Killip is an expert in the regulatory aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Donna Matthews supports local and international clients complex restructurings as well as day to day matters.

Isle of Man > Shipping and aviation

(Leading Individuals)

Mark Dougherty – DQ

DQ 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.

Isle of Man > Banking, finance and capital markets

The banking and finance team at DQ offers considerable experience in tax, regulatory and compliance services for international clients operating in the Isle of Man. Corporate head Andrew Harding advises on significant secured financing matters on behalf of both lenders and borrowers. Mark Dougherty is a key contact on the team with considerable experience in ship financing in the Isle of Man and Bermuda. Donna Matthews advises on trust, commercial and insurance matters while Adam Killip handles a broad range of regulatory matters.