Who we are
Our Partners/Directors
David Leddy
David Leddy is a Certified Practising Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy. After 8 years in private practice, David formed David Leddy & Associates Pty Ltd in 1988.
As a Director of DLA Partners, David is responsible for the Marketing and Business Development for DLA Partners.
David maintains memberships of the Institute of Corporate Managers, Secretaries and Administrators Association of Taxation and Management Accountants, as well as CPA Australia, and holds a Public Practice Certificate.
Terry Edwards
After nearly 20 years working with PricewaterhouseCoopers (and its predecessor firm,
Coopers & Lybrand), Terry joined DLA in 2003 and became a Director in 2004.
With expertise in Taxation and Associated Business Advisory Services, Terry brings a wealth of experience and expertise to DLA Partners.
Terry’s portfolio as a Director includes responsibility for Human Resources within the DLA Partners practice.
Debbie Reed
Debbie Reed joined DLA in December 2006 after having worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers (and its predecessor firm, Coopers & Lybrand) for nearly 21 years. Debbie became a Director of DLA in July 2007. She is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Taxation Institute of Australia.
Debbie specialises in providing advice and assistance to private businesses, family groups and entrepreneurs with diversified interests. Over her career, Debbie has assisted clients with a myriad of issues including the acquisition or sale of businesses, estate planning and asset protection, restructures and tax consulting. Having worked with private businesses for so many years, Debbie's advice is often sought on many general business, commercial, tax and personal issues.
Our Managers
David Buchanan, Senior Manager
With 16 years experience, David is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Taxation Institute of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Business from Central Queensland University.
David specialises in Taxation, Accounting and Business Advisory services for privately owned groups.
David joined DLA Partners at the end of 2007 as a Senior Manager after previously working for PricewaterhouseCoopers for a number of years.
Simon Crease, Senior Manager
Simon obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws degrees from University of Queensland in 1999 and was admitted as a Chartered Accountant in 2002.
After ten years experience with the Private Client Services Division of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Simon joined DLA Partners in 2008 as a Senior Manager.
Simon specialises in a wide range of Accounting and Taxation advice to privately owned businesses and family groups.
David Nucifora, Team Manager
David is a Chartered Accountant and started with DLA Partners 6 years ago. In 2007, David became one of the youngest staff members to be appointed as Team Manager for one of DLA Partners three Accounting Teams, in recognition of his skill and technical accountancy knowledge.
David specialises in Small to Medium Business Accounting and Advice and Capital Gains Tax.
Jenny Roberts, Team Manager
Jenny joined DLA Partners in September 2007 to continue her many years Accounting experience. Jenny holds a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology majoring in Accounting and Taxation. Jenny is a Certified Practicing Accountant and specialises in Small to Medium Business Accounting and Advice.
In her role as Team Manager, Jenny manages one of the Accounting Teams within DLA Partners.
Glenn Jackson, Team Manager
Glenn is a Certified Practising Accountant and joined DLA Partners in June 2005. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the Southern Cross University and was admitted as a CPA in 2003. Glenn’s role is Team Manager for one of the Accounting Teams within DLA Partners.
Glenn has extensive expertise in Taxation Compliance.
Lauren Kane, Manager
Lauren joined DLA Partners in May 2006 as a Chartered Accountant. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting, Business Law and Taxation. Laurens previous experience includes 9 years with Pitcher Partners (formerly Douglas Heck & Burrell) where her role was that of Manager, Speicalist Taxation & Business Services.
Specialising in Taxation Compliance and Business Services, Lauren is a valuable member of the DLA Partners management team.
Matthew Kane, Manager
As the newest Manager to join DLA Partners, Matthew has come to us as a Certified Practising Accountant and has completed a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting, Business Law and Taxation. After 18 months at BDO Kendalls Matthew joined Deloittes for 5 years before spending 2 years as a Financial Accountant for a large property developer. Matthew became a Manager at DLA Partners in 2009.
Matthew specialises in Small to Medium Business Advice and Superannuation.