Fees

Matthew Duggan understands that clients need to have a good idea of what their lawyers’ fees will be and expect those fees to reflect the value of the advice. Just as importantly, he recognises that sometimes he should bear some of the risk alongside his client.

So how might this work in practice?

Suppose that you are in early negotiations with a potential investor in your business. You haven’t done any fund-raising before. Matthew can advise you on the basic terms that you could find yourself discussing with the investor and on the possible structures. As your negotiations develop, you can call Matthew to discuss specific issues. When you get to the stage of negotiating the written term sheet for your deal, Matthew would assist with the drafting, taking every effort to address all potentially controversial issues at this stage so as to minimise the scope for confrontations later on.

In the majority of cases, Matthew will agree that you won’t be charged for any of his time during the process described above if it doesn’t progress beyond a term sheet.

In this way, you’ve had effective, behind-the-scenes advice for which you won’t be billed if the deal is called off. It goes further than controlling your costs - your carefully negotiated term sheet will be a road map that reduces the scope for contentious issues to arise when the legal documents are being prepared, thus improving the chances of completing the deal.

And when Matthew Duggan does charge, his fees will be extremely competitive when compared with other law firms, not least because he doesn’t have their overheads.

There’s no catch. Matthew Duggan aims to have a long relationship with every client, during which he will be able to provide a first class service and add real value. He knows that you can take your business elsewhere if you’re not happy with his services or fees.