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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. |
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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:
Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. |
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