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02 September 2026
Nipuni Samarasekara, Partner in the firmโs Corporate & Commercial Law Department, will be attending the 39th LAWASIA (The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) Conference 2026 in Seoul, SouthKorea, from 14th to 16th September.
Nipuni Samarasekara, Partner in the firmโs Corporate & Commercial Law Department, will be attending the 39th LAWASIA (The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) Conference 2026 in Seoul, SouthKorea, from 14th to 16th September. She will also be a speaker on the panel for the session 'Corporate Securities and Investment', on 15th September. Please e-mail nipuni@sudathpereraassociates.com, ccldepartment@sudathpereraassociates.com, or DM her, to arrange a meeting.
25 July 2026
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ป-๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น, Manoj Bandara, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ.
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ป-๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น, Manoj Bandara, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ. Marking the occasion, our Founder-Managing Partner, Sudath Perera, shared his congratulations: "๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ."
31 May 2026
โ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ขโ โ May all beings be happy.
As Sri Lanka commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing ('Parinirvana') of the Buddha, may we reflect on the values of compassion, wisdom, and loving-kindness that continue to inspire millions around the world. โ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ขโ โ May all beings be happy. May this Vesak bring peace, understanding, and well-being to you and your loved ones. ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
04 May 2026
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. Please join us in congratulating: โข Eresha Weerasuriya โ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐) โข Lakna Ukwatta โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐) โข Dulmini Gamage โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐) โข Anuji Jayatillake โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐) โข Kasuni Ranaweera โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) โข Madhubhashani Dissanayake โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) โข Lakshani Perera โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) โข Dinushi Ranasinghe โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ (๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐) We are proud to recognise their contributions and look forward to their continued role in driving the firm forward.
29 April 2026
International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting from 2nd – 8th May 2026
Our Founder-Managing Partner, Sudath Perera, will be in London for the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting from 2nd - 8th May 2026. Please reach out to Sudath directly, or email info@sudathpereraassociates.com for meeting requests.
13 April 2026
Sudath Perera Associates wishes you a joyous and prosperous Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Sudath Perera Associates wishes you a joyous and prosperous Sinhala & Tamil New Year. May Avurudu (Sinhalese) / Puthandu (Tamil) bring renewed beginnings, continued success, and prosperity in the year ahead.
12 April 2026
Sudath Perera, the firm’s Founder-Managing Partner, will be attending the React AGM 2026, taking place on 16th โ 17th April 2026 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sudath Perera, the firm's Founder-Managing Partner, will be attending the React AGM 2026, taking place on 16th โ 17th April 2026 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Please feel free to reach out to Sudath directly, or email info@sudathpereraassociates.com, to coordinate meetings.
05 April 2026
Wishing you a joyful and blessed Easter
Wishing you a joyful and blessed Easter. May this season bring renewed hope, happiness, and fresh beginnings to you and your loved ones. Warmest Easter wishes from all of us at Sudath Perera Associates.
21 March 2026
โจ Eid Mubarak! ๐
โจ Eid Mubarak! ๐ Wishing you and your loved ones peace, joy, and prosperity on this blessed occasion.
27 February 2026
๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ is pleased to be organising an exclusive forum & networking event on ‘๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ’ on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, in Colombo.
๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ is pleased to be organising an exclusive forum & networking event on '๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ' on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, in Colombo. Against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions, evolving tariff regimes, sanctions frameworks, and shifting global supply chains, this forum will examine the practical implications for Sri Lankan businesses, and the opportunities that may emerge amid volatility. We are privileged to feature presentations by: โข Ngosong Fonkem, Partner, Amundsen Davis LLC (USA) โ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ โข Romanee Luo, Partner, QZ&WD (Jiangxi) Law Firm โ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ: โข Ruvini Fernando, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ & ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ โข Sarath Sathkumara, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น, ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ โข Sanjay Notani, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ) โข Shiran Fernando, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐น๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ Moderated by Dushyantha Perera, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐. While attendance is by private invitation only, a recording of the discussion will be made publicly available via our website and social media channels following the event. We look forward to sharing insights from what promises to be a timely and substantive exchange on trade, strategy, and Sri Lankaโs position in a rapidly evolving global order. Please email events@sudathpereraassociates.com for further information.