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Vision:
To be an eminent law firm by consistently delivering competent and ethical legal advice in the areas of corporate law, commercial law, intellectual property and conveyancing, to corporate clients for a reasonable fee and pro bono for charities, in an efficient, caring and proactive manner and be renowned for unquestionable integrity.
Mission:
We aspire to operate as a small boutique law firm, develop a niche practice catering to corporate clients in the areas of corporate law, commercial law, intellectual property and conveyancing and exceed the expectations of clients in all aspects of service, by:
- responding promptly to clients’ needs;
- communicating regularly and clearly with clients;
- advocating alternate dispute resolution rather than litigation;
- negotiating win-win deals; and
- achieving the end results desired by clients in an ethical, effective and efficient manner.
We are a training ground and mentor for young attorneys, apprentices and interns.
We maintain a friendly working environment where success-at-work and happiness-at-home are mutually inclusive.
We serve the community by providing free legal services for charitable institutions.
Core Assets:
CHARUNI GUNAWARDANA
Attorney-at-Law, Notary Public, Company Secretary, Registrar & Liquidator
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Charuni registered her law practice under the name of C G Associates in December 2006 and is its sole proprietor and Senior Attorney. She holds a Diploma in Shipping Law and Practice, Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) (Honours) from the University of Colombo, a Master’s Degree in Commercial Law (LLM) from the University of Northumbria, UK, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a Diploma in Shipping Law and Practice. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, UK and a Chartered Governance Professional. On a lighter note, she is a Strong Nation instructor licensed by Zumba Fitness LLC of USA and a Group Fitness Instructor certified by the Athletics and Fitness Association of America.
After enrolling as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1998, Charuni received her initial training and functioned as an Attorney until mid-2000 at the leading law firm Nithya Partners. Commercial and financial law were her primary areas of involvement at Nithya Partners. She next worked at Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited, the credit rating agency as the lead analyst of the structured finance ratings team and also functioned as the Company's General Counsel until she decided to venture on her own in mid- 2002.
She considers integrity as her topmost virtue and this quality resulted in her being appointed the Company Secretary of Seylan Bank PLC when the Bank was in crisis in 2009 and the new Board of Directors was appointed by the Monetary Board. She has also been the Company Secretary of Transparency International Sri Lanka since its inception. She was the Consultant to the Secretarial Dept. of Varners International (Pvt.) Ltd. from 2013 to 2018. Charuni is also the legal consultant of C T Land Development PLC and Upali Group of Companies.
Her expertise in the areas of corporate and commercial law and the work ethic of the firm resulted in a clientele of blue chip companies, other limited liability companies, non-governmental organizations and regional organizations, over the years. A sister company by the name of C G Corporate Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. (PV 60879) was floated in 2007 to cope with the demand for Company Secretarial services which has a clientele of 160+ companies as at date. Charuni’s areas of practice include conveyancing and intellectual property as well.
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DEVIKA LAKMINI
BA, LL.M, Attorney-at-Law
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Lakmini has a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Colombo as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Sp.) (Criminology) (Hon.) degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She commenced her legal career as an Attorney-at-Law in 2010 under the guidance of Mr. Ikram Mohamed, PC. She was the Senior Manager of the Company Secretarial division of Baker Tilly, Edirisinghe & Company, overlooking both legal and company secretarial matters of various clients, including listed entities. She is currently working as a freelance independent legal adviser for both individual and corporate sectors on civil and commercial aspects.
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HARSHANI WIJEBAHU
LL.B., Attorney-at-Law
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Harshani was enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) from the University of Wolverhampton and a Diploma in French from the Alliance Francaise. She specializes in the areas of company secretarial services, conveyancing and litigation.
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TASHNI SILVA
LL.B., LL.M, Attorney-at-Law
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Tashni was enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) from the University of London and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business and Commercial Law from the University of West London. She specializes in the areas of company secretarial and corporate advisory services.
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SHARADIE JAYASINGHE
BSc., LL.B., Attorney-at-Law
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Sharadie was enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) from the Open University of Sri Lanka and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She specializes in the areas of company secretarial services, testamentary proceedings and conveyancing.
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DAMSARA RUKSHALANTHI
LL.B., Attorney-at-Law
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Damsara was enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2021. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) from the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. She specializes in the areas of company secretarial services, corporate advisory services and conveyancing.
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MAHESH DESHAPRIYA
Company Secretarial Executive
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Mahesh has over 16 years of Company Secretarial experience and extensive knowledge in coordination of matters with the Department of Registrar General of Companies, Courts, Land Registries and Trade Mark matters.
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THARUN PRABATH
Office Assistant
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Tharun holds an Advanced National Diploma in Businesss Management, Information Technology and English. He is involved in assisting company secretarial services and coordination of matters with the Land Registries and Courts.
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USHIRA MUNASINGHE
Intern
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Ushira is reading for a Bachelor of Laws Degree at the University of Staffordshire. He has also completed the Business Foundation program at the Edith Cowan University.
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