Intellectual Property
Protecting, structuring, and commercialising intellectual property as a critical driver of innovation, growth, and long-term commercial value.
Expertise
The Full Breadth of Sri Lankan Law
N&N advises across every legal discipline that defines Sri Lankan commerce, governance, and private wealth, with the sector depth to apply it where it matters most.
N&N advises across every discipline that defines Sri Lankan commerce, governance, and private wealth. Each practice area operates to the same standard of precision and accountability.
Admiralty, Maritime & Shipping
Counselling shipowners, charterers, insurers, and financiers across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious maritime matters.
Civil & Commercial Litigation
Representing private clients, corporations, financial institutions, and investors in complex commercial disputes before courts and tribunals.
Arbitration
Representing clients in domestic and cross-border arbitration and enforcement matters for shareholders, contractors, lenders, insurers, and multinational businesses.
Foreign Investment, Market Entry & Exchange Control
Guiding international investors on market entry, investment structuring, BOI-related matters, regulatory approvals, and long-term operational establishment in Sri Lanka.
Energy & Natural Resources
Acting for developers, investors, utilities, and project sponsors on renewable energy, conventional power, and natural resource projects.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acting for corporates, promoters, investors, and boards on acquisitions, disposals, and restructurings across Sri Lanka and internationally.
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Structuring joint ventures and strategic alliances that enable investment, market expansion, and long-term commercial collaboration.
Projects, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships
Counselling sponsors, developers, lenders, and public bodies on project development, concessions, procurement, PPP structures, and project risk allocation.
Real Estate & Conveyancing
Advising on investment, acquisitions, development projects, leasing, title-sensitive transactions, construction contracts, and real estate-backed investments.
Private Client, Trusts, Wills & Probate
Advising individuals, families, and trustees on wealth structuring, succession planning, and estate administration.
Construction & Development
Advising all stakeholders across the full lifecycle of construction and development projects.
Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Guiding clients through mediation and alternative dispute resolution to resolve disputes efficiently while preserving commercial relationships.
Administrative & Constitutional Law
Advising on constitutional protections, administrative action, public-law remedies, safeguards, and rights within complex regulatory frameworks.
Corporate Governance & Board Advisory
Counselling boards, shareholders, and senior management on governance frameworks, regulatory compliance, and accountability.
Restructuring & Insolvency
Representing creditors, debtors, sponsors, and stakeholders in distressed situations, workouts, restructurings, and insolvency-related disputes.
International Trade, Customs & Trade Remedies
Supporting clients on cross-border trade, customs, import-export regulation, sanctions-sensitive issues, and supply-chain disputes.
Banking, Finance & Insurance
Acting for lenders, borrowers, sponsors, and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border financings, structured lending, security packages, and regulatory matters.
Capital Markets & Securities Regulation
Advising issuers, arrangers, intermediaries, and listed entities on debt, asset, and equity offerings, securities regulation, disclosure obligations, and governance-sensitive transactions.
Intellectual Property & Technology Transfers
Protecting, structuring, and commercialising intellectual property as a critical driver of innovation, growth, and long-term commercial value.
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Counselling employers on workforce structuring, executive transitions, industrial relations, compliance, workplace investigations, and cross-border mobility.
Real Estate & Construction
Guiding clients on technology, data protection, and privacy frameworks, enabling secure digital operations while managing regulatory risk.
Financial Services & Regulatory Compliance
Navigating licensing, sector regulation, internal reviews, enforcement exposure, anti-corruption controls, and governance-driven compliance programmes.
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Helping clients navigate environmental, social, and governance requirements while aligning sustainability commitments with regulation and commercial strategy.
Aviation
Acting for airlines, aircraft lessors, financiers, and industry participants on leasing and financing transactions, regulatory and compliance matters, and complex cross-border aviation operations.
Media, Entertainment, Sports & Telecommunications
Advising clients across the media, sports, and telecommunications industries on regulatory frameworks, commercial agreements, broadcasting rights, digital platforms, and strategic investments.
Financial Institutions
Advising banks, insurers, fintechs, payment businesses, and investment platforms on transactions, regulation, compliance, data protection, and contentious exposure in a closely supervised market.
Energy & Renewables
Supporting developers, investors, promoters, utilities, and lenders on power, renewables, and energy-transition projects, including project partnerships, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution.
Real Estate, Hospitality & Tourism
Representing owners, developers, investors, operators, and hospitality groups across real estate acquisitions, development, financing, strategic partnerships, management arrangements, and regulatory matters at every stage of property, hospitality, and tourism ventures.
Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics
Counselling investors, contractors, operators, and financiers on ports, roads, utilities, logistics platforms, and transport-linked infrastructure.
Port City, Special Economic Zones & Strategic Investment
Guiding investors, developers, and enterprises in Port City and Special Economic Zones on investment structuring, regulatory approvals, project development, financing, tax, commercial partnerships, and compliance within Sri Lanka’s strategic investment frameworks.
Shipping, Maritime & Admiralty
Providing strategic counsel to shipowners, charterers, marine insurers, and P&I Clubs across the full spectrum of maritime commerce, including the swift deployment of interim measures to protect clients’ interests when immediate action is required.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Advising healthcare providers, life sciences companies, and investors on regulatory frameworks, licensing, research collaborations, commercial partnerships, market entry, and risk management.
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Supporting technology companies, telecom operators, digital platforms, and investors on expansion, regulation, contracting, data governance, and innovation-led growth.
Private Equity, Venture Capital & Investment Funds
Advising investors, fund managers, and promoters across the private capital lifecycle on fund structuring and formation, governance, growth capital, strategic investments, exits, and regulatory matters.
Agribusiness & Food Value Chains
Advising agribusiness investors, processors, exporters, and trading businesses on land-linked structures, import regulation, brand protection, contracts, and cross-border trade.
Manufacturing, Industrials & Supply Chain
Advising manufacturers, exporters, industrial groups, and supply-chain participants on investment, trade, employment, contracts, customs, and operational risk, while supporting commercial arrangements and strategic partnerships that strengthen market participation.
Consumer, Retail & Franchising
Advising consumer brands, retailers, and franchisors on market entry, distribution and franchising structures, commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, and the partnership arrangements that shape and sustain consumer markets.