The practice at D. L. & F. De Saram has a strong reputation for advising on the full remit of complex employment matters for high-profile names such as Mitsubishi Corporation and Tesco Sourcing, in both domestic and international contexts. The team's workload ranges from regulatory and compliance matters and due diligence investigations, handling inquiries before Labour District Offices and the Employees’ Trust Fund Board, and employment-related disputes. Employment and labour specialists Jivan Goonetileke, Manjula Sirimane and Hasanthie Manukulasooriya lead the department. Nadine Puvimanasinghe is a key associate in the group.
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- 'A very proactive, prompt and service-oriented approach - they give practical legal advice and are up-to-date on legal changes.'
- 'Jivan and Nadine are noteworthy.'
Key clients
- Schneider Electric
- Ericsson
- Associated British Food Group (A B Mauri Lanka (Private) Limited)
- Allianz Group
- ICICI Bank
- HCL Technologies Limited
- Siam City Cement (Lanka) Limited
- Nestle Lanka PLC
- ZTE Corporation
- HSBC HDPL
- Tesco Sourcing
- Courtaulds
- London Stock Exchange Group
- Ineight
- Wiley Global Technology (Private) Limited
- Fresenius Medical Care Asia-Pacific Limited
- Virtusa (Private) Limited
- Mines Advisory Group
- International Research & Exchange Board (IREX)
- Nokia Solutions and Networks Ltd
- Dewhirst Group
- Dell
- CavinKare
- Accenture
- Toll Global
- Plan International
- Pernod Ricard Lanka (Private) Limited
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Ceylon Oxygen Ltd
- Servier International Group
- Prima Group of Companies
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Royal Norwegian Embassy
- Acumatica
- Emapta
- Velocity Global LLC
- Sun Finance
- Nike
- Chakray
- Peace Corps
Work highlights
- Advised Mitsubishi Corporation on the laws relating to the terminations and redundancies of employees and formulation of severance packages.
- Advising Tesco Sourcing on the development of a dual engagement structure of existing Tesco staff resources in Sri Lanka where its operations are to be restructured.
- Providing strategic advice to DHL Global Forwarding (Private) Ltd in effecting severance of employees attached to the company.
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Jivan Goonetilleke, Manjula Sirimane, Hasanthie Manukulasooriya