Attached to the Firm’s Corporate, Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) division and head of the Firm’s Venture Capital (VC) practice; experienced in representing and advising clientele on a broad range of public and private M&A transactions with specific expertise in private equity (PE) and VC; routinely advises stakeholders from across the PE and VC eco-systems, including – target companies, angel investors, family offices, investment firms and other related funds on their formation and structuring, capital raising efforts, investments, exits and in navigating their day-to-day legal and regulatory obligations; also experienced in conducting legal workshops for portfolio companies and accelerators.

Engaged in the practice of transactional corporate law – primarily relating to mergers & acquisitions and intellectual property; experienced in contract negotiation and drafting (including of share subscription agreements, share sale and purchase agreements, shareholders' agreements, convertible notes as well as of SaaS platform terms of use, IP licensing agreements and commercial contracts), in conducting legal due diligence audits and in advising clientele on fund formation, capital raising and acquisitions.Part of a team that specialized in the legal restructuring of large family-owned companies and groups of companies (which included conducting stakeholder consultations, succession planning and shareholder dispute resolution).

Provided legal advisory services to the State and its instrumentalities. Represented public corporations in civil litigation and arbitrations.Conducted prosecutions on behalf of the Attorney General in all indictable offences (ranging from murder to white collar crime) before the High Courts of Sri Lanka; Represented the State in bail inquiries, appeals and revision applications before the Appellate Courts.Highlights: Served as junior counsel for the State in defending the constitutionality of the Right to Information Bill in a special determination before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka; Prosecuted and obtained the conviction and capital sentences of the seven Accused in the Concordia Estate murder trial; Assisted the Foreign Ministry’s Civil and Political Rights Committee in formulating and drafting Sri Lanka’s National Human Rights Action Plan for 2020.

Engaged in transactional corporate law practice – primarily relating to Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets; assisted in the legal restructuring of companies, specifically large family owned entities.Experienced in the drafting of agreements and legal opinions (notably, on behalf of the Colombo Brokers Association in respect of their exposure to National Building Tax, local financial institutions in respect of their exposure to FATCA and on a variety of directions by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka to corporate clients).

Engaged in the mandatory apprenticing period required for passing the Bar in Sri Lanka under the Deputy Solicitor General; Assisted in fundamental rights litigation and the drafting of legal opinions (primarily opining on the constitutionality of proposed legislation); Part of a team assigned to address the backlog of cases pertaining to offences relating to children under the auspices of the Child Protection Unit of the Department and UNICEF; Experienced in the writing of opinions, legal research, the drafting of written submissions as well as draft indictments on behalf of the Department.

Assisted partners and associates in the preparation and drafting of legal opinions, agreements and resolutions; Assisted in the provision of legal advice to clients including, the Government of Sri Lanka on its $1 Billion international bond issuance; Asiri Central Hospital Limited in its delisting from the Colombo Stock Exchange; the Seller in the acquisition of Anything.lk by Dialog Telecom; and other clients in the acquisition of several other public listed companies; Aided in the carrying out of Intellectual Property audits.

Interned within the legal division of the Ministry under Chief Legal Advisor, Mr. Thushantha Wijemanne; Assisted in the Ministry’s preparations for Sri Lanka’s submission, under the United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea to the UN Commission on the limits of the Continental Shelf; Engaged in research on matters which ranged from diplomatic relations under the Vienna Convention to the success and implementation of existing legislation in giving effect to the UN convention against corruption.

Worked directly with a senior Financial Analyst to learn the basics of equity markets, trend analysis, risk management and investment decision making; managed smaller trading account to test skills.

Rotated throughout all the functional divisions of the company including – Legal, Insurance, Treasury, Finance, Micro-finance, Banking and Islamic banking and Human Resources. Gained a thorough understanding of how each division worked and how they integrated and functioned with one another.

Attended and documented proceedings of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into possible Human Rights violations; assisted in proof reading and editing of articles for the CPA Legal Review, “Moot Point”; assisted in organizing a civil society protest of the assassination of Editor Lasantha Wickrematunga in January 2009; Assisted in organizing book launches and other events.