Sudath Perera Associates
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The firm: Since its establishment in 2002, Sudath Perera Associates has rapidly developed into one of the leading law firms in Sri Lanka. The firm now has 38 lawyers, including 12 partners.
Sudath Perera Associates is particularly renowned for its exceptional work in the areas of intellectual property, brand protection, compliance and dispute resolution. In recent years, keeping in line with the liberalisation and growth of the Sri Lankan economy, the firm has also gained prominence in its other key practice areas, including property, corporate and commercial law (including M&A, projects and FDI), and asset finance. The firm is now the go-to law firm for a number of Sri Lanka’s largest business entities and financial institutions, as well as many leading mulitnationals (including Fortune 500 companies) in relation to their Sri Lankan operations, who utilise the firm for all their legal service needs. It is also consistently recognised as a top-tier law firm for several of its practice areas by international legal directories, including The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and IFLR 1000. Sudath Perera Associates is also the exclusive TerraLex member for Sri Lanka.
Areas of practice: The firm advises clients across a broad range of practice areas, including: anti-corruption; arbitration; aviation; banking; bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency; capital markets; commercial contracts; commercial litigation; company secretarial; competition law; compliance and regulatory; construction and infrastructure; corporate finance; corporate governance; criminal defence; data protection; employment; energy; financial regulatory; foreign direct investment; funds; immigration; insurance; international trade; intellectual property and brand protection; joint ventures; mediation; mergers and acquisitions; mining, oil and gas; occupational health and safety; private equity and venture capital; probate, trusts and private clients; project development and finance; product liability; public-private partnerships; real estate; shipping and maritime; tax; telecommunications, media and technology; and white-collar crime defence and investigations.