Name:

Suren de Silva

Called to the Bar:

1997

Number of Years with the Firm:

Over 9 Years

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:

• Masters in Law (LLM) (University College London) (University of London) (1997-1998). (Emphasis on regulation of financial markets, law and practice of foreign investment in emerging economies, privatization);
• LLB (Hons.) (University of Wales College of Cardiff) (1993-1995);
• Attorney-At-Law, Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (June1997);
• Of Gray’s Inn, Barrister-At-Law (England and Wales) (July 1996);
• Special Training Program on Commercial Law at City University, Hong Kong, (April 2002) under a World Bank scholarship;
• Council Member and Convenor, of the Constitutional Amendment Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka;
• Member of the National Intellectual Property Commission [2002/2003]

Areas of Practice:

• Dispute Resolution
• Project Finance and infrastructure Projects
• Securitisation
• Admiralty, Shipping and International Trade

Work Experience:

• May 2003 – to date: Counsel/ Consultant (Special Projects), M/s D.L. & F De Saram
• January 1999 – April 2003: State Counsel, Attorney General’s Department, Sri Lanka- engaged in legal work on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL), its agencies and its corporations/drafting and reviewing legislation and advising the GOSL on the constitutionality of proposed legislation, acting as an advisor to Ministerial Select Committees set up by Parliament in its role of recommending new legislation to parliament, negotiating contracts on behalf of GOSL with the private sector and foreign entities, handling litigation on behalf of GOSL, advising Government Corporations through the Public Enterprise Reform Commission on their restructuring by privatization and/or by forming strategic private/public partnerships.

Contact details:

Telephone: 9411 2 695782
Fax:  9411 2 695410
Email: suren@desaram.com

Name:

Anuruddha Perera

Called to the Bar:

1997

Number of Years with the Firm:

Over 9 Years

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:

• Masters in Law (LLM -University of Cambridge) (1998-1999)  (Emphasis on International Commercial Litigation, Exchange Control Inquiries, Investment Law and Arbitration. Intellectual Property Law (Emphasis on Trade Marks and Patents), White Collar Crimes and Commercial Fraud);
• Alumni of The Hague Academy of International Law (1998);
• Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (1993-1996);
• Fellow Cambridge Commonwealth Society;

Areas of Practice:

• Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Foreign Investment - Exchange Control Inquiries
• Dispute Resolution including Customs Inquiries
• Intellectual Property
• White Collar Crimes and Commercial Fraud

Work Experience:

May 2003 to date: Counsel/Consultant to M/s. D.L. & F. De Saram, Attorneys-at-Law in the aforementioned areas of practice;
Junior Counsel – Chambers of G.E. Chitty, Attorney-at-Law former Registrar Law of the Sea Tribunal – Hamburg, Germany;
Assistant - Judge C.G. Weeramantry - former Vice President - International Court of Justice The Hague – Netherlands;
August 1999 – 2003: State Counsel - Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka – Engaged in all Civil and Commercial litigation with emphasis on  Commercial Litigation, Investment Law, Arbitration, Exchange Control Inquiries both domestic and international and Customs Inquiries and advising Government Corporations, Departments and Ministries on the said matters

Contact details:

Telephone: 9411 2 695782
Fax:  9411 2 695410
Email: anu@desaram.com

Name:

Jivan Goonetilleke

Called to the Bar:

2008

Number of Years with the Firm:

Over 3 Years

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:

• LL.B (Hons.) from the University of London (external) in 2005;
• B.A (Bachelor of Arts Degree) from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka in 2006;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2009; 
• Attorney-At-Law, Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of  Sri Lanka (August 2008)

Areas of Practice:

• Corporate and Commercial
• Dispute Resolution

Work Experience:

2008 to date: Counsel/Consultant to M/s. D.L. & F. De Saram, Attorneys-at-Law in the aforementioned areas of practice

Contact details:

Telephone: 9411 2 695782
Fax:  9411 2 695410
Email: jivan@desaram.com

Name:

Aruni Akuratiyagama Marcelline

Called to the Bar:

1998

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:

• Masters in Law (LLM – University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom) (2001-2002) (Commercial Law);
• Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ;

Areas of Practice:

• Conveyancing and Property Development
• Securitisation / debt market practice
• Commercial and Corporate Law

Work Experience:

November 2011 to date: Consultant to M/s. D.L. & F De Saram, Attorneys-at-Law in the area of Conveyancing and Property Development

April 1999- January 2008 : Nithya Partners, Attorneys – at-Law (Partner from January 2007 – January 2008)

Contact details:

Telephone: 9411 2 695782
Fax:  9411 2 695410
Email: aruni@desaram.com

Name:

Dasuni Wijayasriwardena

Called to the Bar:

2009

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:

• LLB (Hons) [London] (2007) ;
• Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka(2009) ;

Areas of Practice:

• Testamentary Law
• Family Law
• Commercial and Corporate Law
• Dispute Resolution

Work Experience:

December 2009 to date: M/s. D.L. & F. De Saram, Attorneys-at-Law

Contact details:

Telephone: 9411 2 695782
Fax:  9411 2 695410
Email: dasuni@desaram.com

Name:

Rathini Selvanayagam

Called to the Bar:

2009

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:

• LLB (Hons) [London] (2005) ;
• Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka(2009) ;

Areas of Practice:

• Project Finance and Infrastructure Projects
• Foreign Investment
• Commercial and Corporate Law
• Dispute Resolution

Work Experience:

December 2009 to date: M/s. D.L. & F. De Saram, Attorneys-at-Law

Contact details:

Telephone: 9411 2 695782
Fax:  9411 2 695410
Email: rathini@desaram.com

Name:

Nipuni R. Samarasekara

Called to the Bar:

2010

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:

• LLB (Hons) [London] ;
• Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka(2010) ;

Areas of Practice:

• Intellectual Property
• Immigration
• Commercial and Corporate Law
• Family Law and Testamentary Matters

Work Experience:

Intern at M/s. D.L. & F. De Saram ( 2007-2009)

December 2010 to date: M/s. D.L. & F .De Saram, Attorneys-at-Law

Contact details:

Telephone: 9411 2 695782
Fax:  9411 2 695410
Email: nipuni@desaram.com