OUR PEOPLE

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 a broad and varied experience in commercial and corporate law, acting for clients in company formations, mergers and 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 corporate acquisitions. Claire has particular expertise in company sales and joint venture, having represented clients in a wide array of industry sectors.

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. She has a particular expertise in corporate finance, having acted for lenders and borrowers alike in a range of commercial lending arrangements.

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.

Conor obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from UCC in 2011 before completing a diploma in Government. He went on to gain broad experience in both governmental and private bodies before changing direction and moving into a career in law. He completed his Diploma in Legal Studies and Practice in Griffith College Cork, studying litigation and conveyancing practice. He joined De Búrca Greene Solicitors in 2018 as a legal assistant where he manages a variety of files to include property, litigation, immigration and debt recovery.

Lauren received her Bachelor of Arts from UCC in 2018 and went on to obtain the Diploma in Legal Studies from The Honorable Society of Kings Inns as a Maurice Gaffney scholar. Lauren joined De Burca Greene Solicitors in 2020 as a legal secretary. She works in a wide range of legal areas including conveyancing, litigation and commercial law.