Sri Lanka

Firm overview

D.L. & F. De Saram is one of the oldest law firms in Sri Lanka, consisting of the most sought-after lawyers in the country. As a leading corporate law firm in Sri Lanka, D. L. & F. De Saram is consistently ranked as a leading law firm by IFLR 1000, Legal 500, Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific. Our highly qualified, versatile and experienced team offers a wide range of legal services in the areas of Corporate & Commercial Law, Foreign Investment, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, M & A, Projects & Infrastructure with an emphasis on PPPs, Power & Energy, Dispute Resolution, Taxation, Employment Law, Competition, Anti–trust & Intellectual Property, Real Estate, and specializes in representing major foreign and domestic companies with diverse business interests in Sri Lanka.

Firm overview

Advice and documents
Our lawyers have broad experience in documenting commercial relationships. They use the practical skills and legal disciplines required to negotiate, draft and explain the documents which commercial clients routinely need. Typical work of this kind includes:

• agency, distribution and supply agreements
• partnership terms
• conditions of trading
• computer and IT contracts
• sponsorship and franchising agreements
• technology-sharing arrangements
• Corporate transactions

Solicitors here advise commercial concerns of all sizes on their corporate or partnership structure, on start-ups and re-organizations, on acquisitions, disposals and closure. The firm handles:

• company law and director compliance
• shareholder arrangements and agreements
• new ventures and joint ventures
• buy-ins and buy-outs
• share and asset sales and purchases
• finance documents

Firm overview

Nithya Partners was established to deliver a modern and responsive service in corporate and financial law. The firm provides a full service, with its partners contributing a unique blend of multi-disciplinary experience and knowledge gathered in the public and private sectors. This has enabled the firm to deliver innovative, timely and commercial solutions and thereby position itself as one of the leading law firms in Sri Lanka.

Firm overview

FJ&G de Saram is the oldest, spanning for over 182 years and one of the largest law firms in Sri Lanka. It is a full-service firm practising in all areas of corporate and commercial law.

The Firm is consistently ranked by legal directories as a top tier firm in the main areas of corporate/commercial law including mergers & acquisitions, banking and finance, project financing and dispute resolution. The key practice areas of the Firm also include Real Estate and Intellectual Property. Each key practise is headed by a senior lawyer with over 25 years at the bar.

The firm believes in delivering value with excellence.