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I'm Dearbháile Banahan

background

Dearbháile (pronounced Dervla) is a fully qualified Portuguese lawyer. 

Born in Ireland to Irish parents and having moved to Portugal at a young age, she is bilingual and has dual nationality.

After 12 years at a top tier law firm in Portugal, where she worked alongside private clients, developers and banks in several property transactions, she decided to establish DBBLF, a boutique law firm based in Vilamoura, Algarve, specializing in property law, with special focus on residential and tourist properties, and all involved and inherent services that are connected to owning property and relocating to Portugal, including residency, estate planning and inheritance matters, thereby allowing her to continue to offer the same level of commitment and professionalism to her clients whilst maintaining a closer and more personalized approach and relationship with them.

professional background

Established DBBLF

2023

Managing Associate at PLMJ in the Real Estate and Tourism practice

2023

Senior Associate at PLMJ in the Real Estate and Tourism practice

2022
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2019

Chair of the Ireland Portugal Business Network in the Algarve, Voluntary

2019
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2018

Associate at PLMJ in the Real Estate and Tourism practice

2019
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2013

Trainee Lawyer at PLMJ

2012
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2011

Summer internship Linklaters

2011
Academic Background

Post-graduate on Real Estate Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

2022

Course on Planning and Tourism, ICJP, Lisbon Faculty of Law

2020

Summer Course on EU Intellectual Property Law, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany

2014

LL.M. Law in a European and Global context, Católica Global School of Law

2011

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association

2011

Law Degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa

2010