Biography

Attorney-at-Law with over ten years of combined professional legal experience across Sri Lanka and Qatar, bringing together broad-based law firm experience and a strong courtroom foundation with practical, business-focused advice.

Advises on employment and labour law, commercial and corporate law and regulatory compliance; drafts, reviews and negotiates commercial contracts and transactional documents; and practises in arbitration, mediation and cross-border dispute resolution, with a background in civil and commercial litigation. LL.B, LL.M in Intellectual Property Law and SIMC-trained mediation advocate.

Areas of Expertise

Hiroshani Jayasiri's legal expertise encompasses:

  • Employment and labour law, advisory and dispute resolution
  • Commercial and corporate law, corporate governance and regulatory compliance
  • Intellectual property law, advisory, protection and dispute resolution
  • Real estate, condominium property and conveyancing
  • Arbitration, mediation and cross-border, multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution
  • Dispute prevention, pre-litigation and settlement

Professional Experience

Present

Legal Consultant

Al-Hail Law Firm, Doha

Practice encompassing employment and labour law, commercial law, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, drafting, review and negotiation of commercial contracts and transactional documents, legal research and legal opinions, arbitration, mediation, and cross-border and multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution.

2017 - 2024

Professional Associate (Legal)

M/s. Nithi Murugesu & Associates, Colombo

Appearances before courts at all levels in Sri Lanka and before arbitral and labour tribunals; instructing legal counsel and advising clients on a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious matters.

2016

Legal Apprentice

Attorney General’s Department, Colombo

Apprenticeship in Government Chamber practice, with a focus on commercial and intellectual property litigation.

Education & Qualifications

Certificate in Mediation Advocacy

Singapore International Mediation Centre

2024

Master of Laws (LL.M) (Merit), International Studies in Intellectual Property Law

University of West London, UK

2018

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons)

The Open University of Sri Lanka

2014

Professional Memberships

  • Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (admitted January 2017)
  • Notary Public, Colombo
  • Registered Company Secretary, Sri Lanka
  • Registered Intellectual Property Agent, Sri Lanka
  • Commissioner for Oaths, Sri Lanka