Hafsa Ifthikar

Hafsa is a Partner at the firm’s Corporate & Commercial Law Department.

Background & expertise

She specialises in advising on foreign exchange related matters, including inbound & outbound FDI, regulatory compliance, Colombo Port City matters, M&A, joint ventures, corporate financing arrangements, corporate restructurings and data protection.
Hafsa has over 8 years of experience practicing law. She also has experience in the field of tax law, having previously worked in the Tax Department at Ernst & Young Sri Lanka. Hafsa joined Sudath Perera Associates in 2018.
Her academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London and a Master of Business Administration from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Hafsa is qualified as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

Notable matters

• Advised Circularity Capital LLP, as Sri Lankan legal counsel, on its PE investment into the UK headquartered Cocogreen group of companies
https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/circularity-capital-supports-cocogreen-growth-capital-investment/
• Advised Vestas A/S, the EPC contractor for the 104Mw, ADB funded, wind power project in Mannar, Sri Lanka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thambapavani_Wind_Farm
• Advised Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, on its amalgamation with its subsidiary
https://cdn.cse.lk/cmt/announcement_portal_prod/LION-CSE-ANN-2022-NS-07%20-%20Amalgamation%20of%20LION%20%20PSPL-signed_31911951976954.pdf
• Advised Varistor AG, on its investment into Tahoma Coconut Products (Pvt) Ltd
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/varistor_announcement-coconut-organic-activity-7082252369605865472-JphA

Academic & professional qualifications, memberships, associations and accreditations

Hafsa is a lifetime member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL).
She also has a Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management (PQHRM) from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka.

Accolades & recognition

• Rising Star – Legal 500 (2023)

Publications

Co-author, Sri Lanka chapter, “Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2023” – Chambers & Partners.