We regularly advise clients doing business in a variety of industries, including, banking and financial services, energy, telecommunications, technology, health care, tourism and hospitality.
We also operate a corporate secretarial and advisory company, Central Corporate and Consultancy Services (Pvt.) Limited, which provides a variety of services to corporate clients in all stages of their business life, from incorporation to liquidation.
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We advise clients in a variety of debt and equity finance transactions, including private placements, securitizations and public offerings. We also advise clients on banking laws and regulations in Sri Lanka. We represent commercial banks, institutional lenders, private equity investors and other foreign investors seeking guidance on the provision of financial services, acquisition financings, asset based lending, and cross-border transactions. We also advise on debt recovery actions for commercial lenders.
We assist both employers and employees in a variety of employment related matters such as employment agreements, offer letters, non-compete agreements, employee manuals and codes of ethics, human resources matters in connection with investments/transactions in Sri Lanka; employee benefits and stock option schemes; mandated employee protection issues; representations at the Labour Tribunal; and obtaining work permits and visas for foreign employees.
We endeavour to work closely with clients to develop, protect, promote and enforce their intellectual property rights. We offer a range of legal services to clients relating to the registration, enforcement and commercial exploitation of intellectual property assets. These services include the registration of patents, trademarks and designs, preparing written submissions and appearing on behalf of owners of intellectual property.
We advise a variety of clients, including foreign and local companies and individuals, on all aspects of real estate transactions. We are experienced in every stage of the real estate cycle, including acquisition, disposition, construction, leasing, financing and environmental matters. Our services include the examination of title deeds, drafting of sale and lease agreements, deeds of transfer, advising on construction and development projects.
Our litigation and dispute resolution practice is committed towards protecting the interests of both local and foreign clients in a manner that emphasizes a practical understanding of each client’s needs and issues. We seek positive, result oriented solutions for our clients, either by pursuing litigation strategies, arbitration proceedings or by use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. We are strongly positioned with experienced in-house counsel who have expertise in handling cases involving multiple claims and parties. Our litigation practice predominantly focuses on civil litigation, appeals, employment mediation and arbitrations, both local and foreign.
We provide a broad array of corporate and commercial law services to our clients. We advise clients on a variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, restructuring and commercial contracts. We also advise clients regarding corporate governance and compliance matters, and on the duties and responsibilities of directors and senior management. In addition, we assist corporate clients in the tax structuring aspects of various business transactions as well as liquidation and company winding-up processes.
Our firm has a history of industry-specific expertise advising clients on various aspects of telecommunications, including M&A and privatizations, telecommunications regulatory developments and compliance, e-commerce and competition law issues. We aim to stay constantly abreast of the most recent developments in this fast evolving area and have a team that is proficient with both the technology and law related aspects of the ICT industry.
We regularly provide legal advice to multinational clients involved in large to medium scale projects in Sri Lanka. Our expertise primarily covers the spheres of tourism & leisure, real estate, power & energy, infrastructure and education. Our firm assists foreign investors at every stage of their business activities in Sri Lanka, including corporate structuring, BOI approvals & regulatory compliance, financing and joint-venture agreements. We also prepare a variety of commercial agreements, including management and supplier contracts.
We work closely with several government agencies in formulating regulatory policies affecting private investors. Both public and private sector stakeholders consult us with regard to legal and regulatory reform projects, including proposed privatisations and disinvestments. We also assist clients in compliance matters in connection with different government agencies, such as customs regulations and consumer protection issues.
