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DR ASANGA GUNAWANSA FPD
​fellow Prime Dispute (FPD)

​Name: 
Dr Asanga Gunawansa FPD
​
Location:  

Colombo, Sri Lanka
Contact details: 
Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 
+94 773938342

Qualifications: 
PhD in Law (National University of Singapore), LLM in International Economic Law (University of Warwick),  FPD

Specialisation: 

Lead Legal Counsel, Visiting Professor, Arbitrator and Mediator

Languages:
English & Sinhala

Regions served: 
UK, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Maldives, 
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia 
and other international regions as requested.
Industry Sectors:*​​​​​​​​
  • Legal
  • Construction Industry
  • International Investments
  • International Trade and Commerce
  • Shipping

Practice Areas: *​​​  
  • Arbitration​
  • Early Neutral Evaluator
  • Emergency Arbitrator
  • Specialist Panel​​

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Background information: 
Dr. Asanga Gunawansa holds a Ph.D. in law from the National University of Singapore and an LL.M in International Economic Law from University of Warwick, England. He has over 29 years of experience as a lawyer. He is currently heading the Colombo law Alliance, a Law Chamber which specializes in Commercial Law, Legal Aspects of Project Financing, Foreign Investment Law, Construction Law, and Arbitration.

Dr. Gunawansa is a Visiting Judge of the court of Appeal of the Republic of Fiji. He is an Adjunct Professor of the University of Moratuwa and a Member of the Board of Studies of the Council of Legal Education of Sri Lanka. He is also an Advisor to the Green Climate Fund, South Korea, a Member of the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law of the National University of Singapore, and a Senior Research Associate of the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore.

Dr. Gunawansa is also an also an Arbitrator attached to several International Arbitration Institutions including the Asian International Arbitration Centre, Malaysia, Thailand Arbitration Centre, SAARC Arbitration Council and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration China. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre.

In the past, Dr. Gunawansa had worked for the United Nations Compensation Commission and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency as a Legal Officer. During 2007 – 2012 he taught construction law, environmental law and project financing at the National University of Singapore. During the period 1993 to 2000, he was a State Counsel attached to the Department of the Attorney General. He has published several books including the Case Book Series on Asia Pacific Construction Law published by Lexis Nexis.


Dr. Gunawansa is the Chairman of the Sri Lanka International Arbitration Centre. Further, he is  also a member of the Advisory Board of the recently established Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre.

Dr. Gunawansa  is an International Arbitrator and a member of the Panels of Arbitrators of:
  • The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC, Malaysia)
  • ​Thailand International Arbitration Centre (THAC)
  • Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
  • SAARC Arbitration Council (SARCO).

Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 

*Prime Dispute also provides a 'Formal Appointment Service', All our senior neutrals who are officially appointed will need to comply with our ' Formal Criteria' before nomination.
*Conflict checks would need to be undertaken prior to the neutral being formally appointed.
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