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Dr. Asanga Gunawansa holds a PhD in Law from NUS and a LLM in International Economic Law from University of Warwick. He is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and has over 25 years of experience as a Lawyer. Dr. Gunawansa currently heads the Colombo Law Alliance, a law Chamber in Sri Lanka specialising in Foreign Investment Law, Arbitration, Construction Law, Commercial Law, Environmental Law and legal aspects of Sustainable Development. He is also an Adviser to the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate Fund in Songdo, Korea; Chairman of the Sri Lanka International Arbitration Centre and a Member of the Board of Studies of the Council of Legal Education in Sri Lanka. He is also a visiting Professor at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and an International Research Associate of the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS. In the past he had worked for the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Middle East as a Legal Counsel. He taught construction law, water law and environmental law at NUS (2007- 2012). He has worked for the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Middle East as a Legal Counsel.
Foreign Investment Law
Arbitration
Construction Law
Commercial Law
Environmental Law
Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development