Mr Mevan Bandara > Afridi & Angell > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
Afridi & Angell Offices
JUMEIRAH EMIRATES TOWERS, OFFICE TOWER, LEVEL 35
SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD
PO BOX 9371, DUBAI
United Arab Emirates
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Mr Mevan Bandara
Work Department
Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Construction, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Infrastructure and Projects, Insurance, Shipping and Maritime, Transport
Position
Partner
Career
Mevan is a litigator and practices in the firm’s dispute resolution practice. He advises and represents clients in arbitration, DIFC Court litigation and on-shore litigation matters. In addition to advising client on regular commercial/contractual disputes, Mevan regularly acts for clients in high-value construction disputes and also advises on bankruptcy and restructure, maritime and shipping, insurance, employment, banking disputes and investment disputes. Mevan also assists clients in structuring joint ventures, franchises, distributorship and registered agencies. Much of his work has a cross boarder element, and he has represented clients in arbitrations seated in London, Dubai, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Mevan is a Legal 500 recognised practitioner. Clients’ comments include: “Mevan Bandara is charming, massively hard-working, and very clever.”
Prior to joining Afridi & Angell in 2016, Mevan was in the private bar of Sri Lanka and was employed as a Counsel at one of the leading law firms Sri Lanka, whilst simultaneously practicing in the Law Chambers of Mr Justice Prasanna Jayawardena, President’s Counsel. He was also a visiting lecturer in Business Law at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and an examiner at the Sri Lanka Law College.
Languages
English, Sinhalese
Memberships
- Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- DIFC Courts – Part I
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
‘Efficient, effective and client centric’, Afridi & Angell offers a comprehensive dispute resolution practice, adept at managing a wide spectrum of domestic and cross-border cases, including construction, banking, insurance, and technology disputes. Haider K Afridi leads the group and is chiefly recognsied for his skill in arbitration. The ‘excellent‘ Chatura Randeniya is experienced in successfully representing clients in arbitration – especially those active in the financial services and shipping space, and Mevan Bandara continues to act on an ever-growing body of cross-border disputes. Sulakshana Senanayake comes recommended for his work in the DIFC.