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16 February 2026
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Conference 2026 in NewDelhi, from 25th-28th February
Sudath Perera (Founder-Managing Partner) and Dushyantha Perera (Partner/Head of Corporate & Commercial Law) will be attending the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Conference 2026 in NewDelhi, from 25th-28th February. Please reach out to them directly, or via ccldepartment@sudathpereraassociates.com, for meeting requests.
09 February 2026
We are pleased to share our Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for 2026.
We are pleased to share our Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for 2026. ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ has been recognised with 6 practice rankings and 8 individual rankings, including Hall of Fame, Leading Partner, and Next Generation Partner distinctions. We extend our congratulations to our ranked partners: โข ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: Sudath Perera (Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property) โข ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Manoj Bandara (Dispute Resolution), Dushyantha Perera (Corporate and M&A), Lakshana Perera (Dispute Resolution), Himani Perera (Dispute Resolution) โข ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Thidas Herath (Labour & Employment), Hafsa Ifthikar (Corporate and M&A) We are also grateful to be recognised across all four Legal 500 Client Satisfaction Survey criteria, reflecting consistent client feedback on quality, efficiency, sector knowledge, and service. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
04 February 2026
Honouring 78 years of Sri Lankaโs Independence.
Honouring 78 years of Sri Lankaโs Independence.
25 January 2026
The 73rd BASL Webinar for 2025/2026 and the thirty second Webinar of Series 6, – โBasics of Law: Mergers & Acquisitionsโ
The 73rd BASL Webinar for 2025/2026 and the thirty second Webinar of Series 6, - โBasics of Law: Mergers & Acquisitions โ is scheduled to be held on Monday, 26th January 2026 from 6.30 PM with Ms.Nipuni Samarasekara, Attorney-at-Law, and moderated by Mr.Rakitha Jayatunge, Attorney-at-Law. Please find the Zoom registration link :-https://lnkd.in/gyAz9FNA
15 January 2026
Wishing you a joyful Thai Pongal filled with abundance, happiness, and success.
Wishing you a joyful Thai Pongal filled with abundance, happiness, and success. May this season of harvest bring prosperity and new opportunities.
21 December 2025
CHAMBERS & PARTNERS ASIA- PACIFIC GUIDE 2026
We are pleased to share our firmโs rankings in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Guide 2026. In this yearโs guide, the firm continues to maintain its strong rankings for its Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, and Corporate/Commercial practices. Our Founder-Managing Partner, Sudath Perera, is also listed as an 'Eminent Practitioner' and remains the only Sri Lankan lawyer to be awarded this designation in the directory, with listings in both Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution. The 2026 guide also reflects ongoing 'Notable Practitioner' recognition for Dushyantha Perera (Head of Department - Corporate & Commercial Law), Himani Perera (Head of Department - Intellectual Property), and Manoj Bandara (Lead Counsel - Dispute Resolution). We thank our clients and peers for their feedback to Chambers & Partners.
09 December 2025
2025 AsiaIP Awards – Kuala Lumpur
We are pleased to announce that Sudath Perera Associates was awarded SriLanka's 'Copyright Firm of the Year', at the 2025 Asia IP Awards held on 6th November 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. We express thanks to our clients and partners for the trust and support that has enabled us to earn this recognition. Pictured below (left): Chathurika Rupasinghe (Partner - Intellectual Property Department)
03 December 2025
๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ต โ ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
Sri Lanka is facing one of the most destructive climate-driven disasters in recent history. Cyclone Ditwah has brought severe floods, landslides and widespread infrastructure damage across the island. Thousands of homes are underwater, key transport routes remain blocked, and entire communities have been displaced. The human cost is heartbreaking - ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. In many districts across the country, the priority now is ensuring safety, shelter, food, medicine, and clean water for affected families. Rebuilding homes, schools, small businesses and public infrastructure will take sustained assistance over the coming weeks and months. At Sudath Perera Associates, we stand with our affected communities - committed to supporting relief, recovery, and resilience. We encourage our colleagues, clients, international partners and well-wishers to also consider supporting Sri Lankaโs recovery efforts through verified relief channels. โข Official donation accounts of the ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: www.donate.gov.lk โข ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ.๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ (supporting the relief efforts of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society): https://lnkd.in/gjwEv9iG Please also email info@sudathpereraassociates.com for guidance on donation dry rations and other materials directly. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. We urge all who can, especially our international colleagues and networks, to join hands with Sri Lanka at this critical time.
17 November 2025
Will be attending the TerraLex Global Meeting 2025 (19-22 November | Bangkok, Thailand)
Our Partner/Head of Corporate Secretarial and Business Assistance, Minidi Gamalath, together with Thivanka Hettiarachchi (Partner โ Dispute Resolution) and Anuji Jayatillake (Associate โ Corporate Secretarial and Business Assistance), will be in Bangkok, Thailand, attending the TerraLex Global Meeting, taking place from 19th โ 22nd November 2025. Featured highlights at the conference: * Our Founder-Managing Partner, Sudath Perera, will be interviewed by the Terralex Chair Derek Humphery-Smith on 21st November at 10.45 a.m., on his passion for photography and the parallels between advocacy and artistry. * On the same day, Minidi Gamalath will be contributing as a panelist at the 'Asia Pacific Showcase: Strategies for Diversification of Markets' session. Please reach out via minidi@spacorporateservices.com for meeting requests.
07 November 2025
PUMA strikes back at counterfeit trade in Sri Lanka
Continuing its global initiative to safeguard and enforce its trademark rights, PUMA SE (PUMA Group) has instituted legal proceedings before the Commercial High Court of Colombo under the provisions of Sri Lankaโs Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003. The proceedings were instituted against a group of alleged connected counterfeiters engaged in the footwear industry under several business names, whose products were found to feature marks deceptively similar to the registered PUMA trademarks exclusively owned by PUMA SE. Following the submissions advanced on behalf of the Plaintiff, the Court issued an Enjoining Order restraining the Defendant from manufacturing, offering for sale, distributing, promoting, or otherwise engaging in any dealings involving products carrying marks identical or confusingly similar to PUMAโs registered trademarks. PUMA SE was represented by firm's Lead Counsel Manoj Bandara, Nathaya Nanayakkara (Partner/Head of Brand Protection) and Gimhani Hettiarachchi (Associate).