Led by Dushyantha Perera, Sudath Perera Associates' corporate and commercial practice advises on a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border transactions, regulatory compliance, and investment structuring. The team regularly supports multinational and local corporates on market entry, restructuring, and foreign investment into Sri Lanka, including key projects within the Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone. Practice head Perera is regularly retained by private equity funds, financial institutions, multinational corporations and start-ups for advice on corporate transactions and finance matters. Recent team developments include the promotion of Hafsa Ifthikar to partner in April 2024, and the addition of Nipuni Samarasekara in May 2024, who joined from SW Legal.
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Hafsa Ifthikar
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Dushyantha Perera
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Hafsa Ifthikar; Nipuni Samarasekara