Sudath Perera Associates

Sudath Perera Associates is a leading full service law firm in Sri Lanka. It operates with two major departments, namely corporate and commercial law department and dispute resolution department. The two teams combined are experienced in the fields of dispute resolution, civil and criminal litigation, corporate and commercial law, intellectual property, labour and tax. The firm is frequently contacted by international law and profession services firms as their preferred local legal counsel in Sri Lanka for any transactional and investment advisory work. Managing partner Sudath Perera is the key contact. In September 2019, Capital market partner Suhadini Wickremasinghe left the firm.

General business law

Work highlights

Acted as lead counsel to Bolton Labs in corporate restructuring, including an asset divestiture exercise and the preparation of the cross-judicial transaction documentation.

Assisted Nippon Paints Lanka in a corporate restructuring exercise.

Advising Copreus on in regulatory and compliance matters in Sri Lanka, the drafting and reviewing of commercial agreements and employment matters.

Key clients

Capital Trust Corporate Solutions, Kuehne+Nagel, MAGA Engineering, Rofa-Bekleidungswerk

Client feedback

“Extremely efficient and have in-depth knowledge of local regulations.” – Capital markets

“Very effective negotiation and industry knowledge.” – Corporate and M&A

Dushyantha Perera

“Dushyantha is a talented and dynamic lawyer.”