De Búrca Greene Solicitors is a dynamic and modern law firm based in the centre of Cork City which operates on a national basis.
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De Búrca Greene Solicitors is a dynamic and modern law firm based in the centre of Cork City which operates on a national basis. Our clients are our number one priority and we strive to add value in everything that we do. We offer pragmatic, creative and cost effective legal solutions to comprehensively assist our clients in whatever legal issue they face.
De Búrca Greene Solicitors act for a wide variety of clients including private individuals, embryonic start-ups and large commercial clients based throughout the country. We are a progressive law firm that embraces technology, which enhances our ability to understand and adapt to our clients’ needs and allows us to deliver a more efficient service.
We pride ourselves on offering proactive, strategic and commercially focused legal advice to our clients to achieve the best possible results for them and developing ongoing relationships as a result. Accessibility, efficiency and clarity are central components of our offering to our clients. We are committed to providing clear and unambiguous advice to our clients in relation to their files which is a cornerstone of our practice.
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We pride ourselves on offering proactive, strategic and commercially focused legal advice to our clients.
Ruairí De Búrca graduated with an honours degree in Law and European Studies from the University of Limerick in 2005. He qualified as a solicitor in 2011 having trained in a Dublin based commercial firm and founded De Búrca Solicitors in 2015.
Ruairí acts for a wide range of clients from the private individual to small start ups to large commercial entities on a national and international basis. He has a broad and varied litigation practice and has extensive experience in defamation, personal injury, medical negligence, probate litigation and commercial litigation. He also advises clients in relation to general litigation matters, immigration and commercial issues.
He has a particular interest in employment law and has assisted employers and employees in managing complex workplace issues. Ruairí has also advised clients in relation to unfair dismissals, discrimination claims, bullying and harassment claims, non compete clauses and employment related injunctions.
Ruairí also has extensive experience in commercial and residential conveyancing transactions, and has acted in the purchase and sale of a wide range of property assets. He regularly advises clients in respect of commercial and residential mortgages.
Ruairí is strongly committed to ongoing learning in order to provide a first class service to his clients and has attained certificates in trademark law and in immigration law in recent times.
Claire O’Sullivan Greene graduated with an honours degree in Law from University College Cork in 2010. Having trained in a prominent Cork law firm, she qualified as a Solicitor in 2015 and joined a specialist commercial practice in Dublin, where she gained valuable experience in complex commercial transactions.
Claire has extensive experience in commercial and residential conveyancing transactions and commercial leasing, having represented private purchasers, investment funds, receivers, and large corporate entities. She has acted in a variety of complex commercial property acquisitions and sales including car parks, shopping centres, multi unit developments, student developments, mixed use developments and business parks. Claire has a particular expertise in corporate finance, having acted for lenders and borrowers alike in a range of commercial lending arrangements.
She also has a broad and varied experience in commercial and corporate law, acting for clients in company formations, company acquisitions, asset purchases, shareholders agreements, joint venture arrangements and corporate restructuring. Claire regularly acts for start-up entities and advises them in relation to their initial legal requirements and funding processes. She is an experienced advocator in negotiations on behalf of companies in respect of investments and seed funding loans.
Claire is an experienced advocator at all Court levels, having represented clients in a range of litigation matters, including debt collection and personal injury cases.
She has a particular interest in data protection, e-commerce, intellectual property, trademarks and design rights and was awarded the Arthur Cox Foundation Prize having ranked first place in the Law Society Diploma in Technology and Intellectual Property in 2018.
PJ is a graduate of National University of Ireland, Cork, holding a Bachelor of Civil Law. His advisory practice covers a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including acting as external legal counsel and as a member of the executive team to established businesses.
He advises in relation to corporate and commercial transactions, commercial agreements, intellectual property and brands, as well as strategic advice to incentivise and grow businesses looking to flourish.
PJ’s prior to joining DBG LLP ran his own practice for over a decade, and prior to that worked in-house in renewable energy, as well as roles in large and small corporate and commercial practices in Ireland.
Examples of the recent transactional work undertaken by PJ include the listing of a company on the NASDAQ First North Sweden, the sale of a cyber security firm to a French multinational for €6.2 million, the acquisition of a waste management business in Ireland for €4.2 million, Series C Investment in and Irish technology company of €30 million, various Series Seed, Series A and Series B Investments in the technology, artificial intelligence and bio-technology sectors.
PJ’s advisory practice spans a wide variety of industries including staffing businesses, cyber security, waste management, technology, sustainability, agri/aquaculture, medical devices, medical services and other niche services industries. He advises early-stage startups and has a keen interest in assisting them to get off the ground in their initial growth phase; which has paid dividends to his practice later on as they expand their horizons into new and emerging fields and industries.
Fiona joined De Burca Greene LLP in 2020 after training in a well-established practice in Cork. She specialises in the areas of conveyancing and probate and has extensive experience in both residential and commercial conveyancing. Fiona also acts for several management companies with a particular focus on debt and asset recovery.
Fiona holds an honours degree in Law and European Studies from the University of Limerick as well as a postgraduate honours degree from University College Cork. She was admitted to the roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2017.
Fiona is committed to developing strong relationships with her clients and adopts a personable approach to her files.
Caroline is a graduate of both UCC and Griffith College.
Caroline joined DBG following the merger with Kiely Solicitors in 2024, having worked previously in a private practice in Limerick. Prior to her qualifying as a solicitor, Caroline worked in the banking sector working for financial corporations such as AIB and Pepper.
Caroline has a particular interest in residential and commercial conveyancing (having acted for private clients, developers, receivers and corporate entities), financial restructuring and probate.
Stephen Coppinger graduated with an honours degree in Law and German in 2002 and a postgraduate degree LLB in 2003 and qualified as a solicitor in 2008 having trained in a commercial firm in Cork in Ireland and is also qualified in England and Wales. Stephen subsequently worked in London and Cork as a solicitor and partner since qualification and recently joined De Burca Greene Solicitors.
Stephen currently practices in the area litigation including commercial and civil litigation, judicial review, immigration, family law, employment law, commercial law, commercial and residential conveyancing, landlord and tenant, licensing and renewable energy.
Stephen acts regularly on behalf of clients in the Circuit and High Court, particularly in the areas of commercial and contractual disputes, family law predominantly in divorce applications, land disputes, employment law for employers and employees and personal injury matters.
Stephen has advised and acted for charities in relation to commercial property, for housing associations in relation to CALF and HFA funding and insurance companies in relation to defence insurance litigation. Stephen has a particular interest in renewable energy and has acted for many landowners and developers in respect of commercial agreements for wind, solar and bio-diversity.
Stephen has written legal articles for a national paper and has appeared on radio discussing topical legal matters and spoken at CPD events for solicitors.
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