BANKING & FINANCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IN SRI LANKA / FULL SERVICE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IN SRI LANKA / IT, MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IN SRI LANKA
Julius & Creasy Dr. J. M. Swaminathan Senior Partner Tel: +94 112 422601 Ext: 324 jacey@sltnet.lk www.juliusandcreasy.com Julius & Creasy offers legal services in the fields of administrative and constitutional, admiralty and maritime, banking, commercial, corporate, infrastructure projects and project finance, insurance, tax, intellectual property, Islamic finance, IT, labour and employment, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private clients, probate and trusts, property and construction, shipping and telecommunications. Major cross-border assignments for international institutions like the World Bank, ADB and IMF have added to the Firm’s extensive experience and expanded its global reach. The Firm also closely works with many international law firms such as Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie, Clifford Chance, DLA Piper, Herbert Smith Freehills, Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright. Our Banking and Finance practice expertise extends to loan syndications, financial structuring, trade financing, securitisations and derivatives. The Firm regularly advises a host of local and international banks operating in Sri Lanka including HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank and Deutsche Bank. The Firm has advised Asian Development Bank on the USD 69 Million and USD 25 Million loan facilities provided to LOLC Finance PLC and LOLC Micro Credit Limited and Deutsche Investitions _ und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG), Germany on a loan facility granted to Hatton National Bank. The Firm is well known for commercial and residential property matters and is regularly involved in the transfer of land, commercial and residential lease agreements, preparation of title reports and condominium property declarations.
The Shipping and Maritime practice of the Firm has been in existence for several years, and we act as the local legal correspondents of all major P & I clubs and also appeared in most of the cases filed in the admiralty courts in Sri Lanka. It is also instructed regularly by the City of London Shipping firms in respect of Maritime and Shipping matters. We also have a large intellectual property practice in Sri Lanka and are presently handling over 30,000 files of which about 10,000 are current and involve both contentious and non-contentious matters. The Firm files a large number of trademark applications for overseas clients, and our practice includes a substantial portfolio of patents as well. Our Senior Partner has served in the Intellectual Property Advisory Commission of Sri Lanka for several decades. Our Firm is instructed by leading intellectual property agents in the UK, USA, India and Singapore, including some of the largest trademark agents in those jurisdictions. We have a large litigation practice and have been involved in leading litigation and arbitration cases in Sri Lanka in both commercial and civil law. The Firm provides clients, both local and international, with comprehensive dispute resolution expertise. In the telecommunications sector, the Firm has acted as local counsel to the largest IPO in Sri Lanka to date. Our Firm is equipped with professionals who are uniquely qualified and knowledgeable on the IT and telecom sector, and we are regularly approached by renowned global companies to carry out local law compliance checks.
EDITORS’ CHOICE - FULL SERVICE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IN SRI LANKA Julius & Creasy Dr. J. M. Swaminathan Senior Partner Tel: +94 112 422601 Ext: 324 jacey@sltnet.lk www.juliusandcreasy.com Julius & Creasy offers legal services in the fields of administrative and constitutional, admiralty and maritime, banking, commercial, corporate, infrastructure projects and project finance, insurance, tax, intellectual property, Islamic finance, IT, labour and employment, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private clients, probate and trusts, property and construction, shipping and telecommunications. Major cross-border assignments for international institutions like the World Bank, ADB and IMF have added to the Firm’s extensive experience and expanded its global reach. The Firm also closely works with many international law firms such as Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie, Clifford Chance, DLA Piper, Herbert Smith Freehills, Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright. Our Banking and Finance practice expertise extends to loan syndications, financial structuring, trade financing, securitisations and derivatives. The Firm regularly advises a host of local and international banks operating in Sri Lanka including HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank and Deutsche Bank. The Firm has advised Asian Development Bank on the USD 69 Million and USD 25 Million loan facilities provided to LOLC Finance PLC and LOLC Micro Credit Limited and Deutsche Investitions _ und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG), Germany on a loan facility granted to Hatton National Bank. The Firm is well known for commercial and residential property matters and is regularly involved in the transfer of land, commercial and residential lease agreements, preparation of title reports and condominium property declarations.
The Shipping and Maritime practice of the Firm has been in existence for several years, and we act as the local legal correspondents of all major P & I clubs and also appeared in most of the cases filed in the admiralty courts in Sri Lanka. It is also instructed regularly by the City of London Shipping firms in respect of Maritime and Shipping matters. We also have a large intellectual property practice in Sri Lanka and are presently handling over 30,000 files of which about 10,000 are current and involve both contentious and non-contentious matters. The Firm files a large number of trademark applications for overseas clients, and our practice includes a substantial portfolio of patents as well. Our Senior Partner has served in the Intellectual Property Advisory Commission of Sri Lanka for several decades. Our Firm is instructed by leading intellectual property agents in the UK, USA, India and Singapore, including some of the largest trademark agents in those jurisdictions. We have a large litigation practice and have been involved in leading litigation and arbitration cases in Sri Lanka in both commercial and civil law. The Firm provides clients, both local and international, with comprehensive dispute resolution expertise. In the telecommunications sector, the Firm has acted as local counsel to the largest IPO in Sri Lanka to date. Our Firm is equipped with professionals who are uniquely qualified and knowledgeable on the IT and telecom sector, and we are regularly approached by renowned global companies to carry out local law compliance checks.
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