{"id":2120,"date":"2020-12-28T19:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T19:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijpiel.com\/?page_id=2120"},"modified":"2021-07-03T08:56:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T08:56:24","slug":"chanaka-de-silva","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ijpiel.com\/index.php\/chanaka-de-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Chanaka de Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#148732&#8243; min_height=&#8221;210px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||1px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; width=&#8221;99.9%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;82px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|36px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Molengo,Alata,Cormorant Garamond&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: normal; font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: normal; font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: normal; font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: normal; font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: normal; font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: normal; font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: normal; font-size: xx-large;\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';\">Mr. Chanaka de Silva<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;36px||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||12px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Molengo,Montserrat,Montserrat Alternates&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Chanaka de Silva is considered the foremost legal expert in Sri Lanka in the field of project finance transactions and negotiations. Mr. de Silva has been involved in advising, negotiating and structuring several large infrastructure projects in diverse areas such as electricity, telecommunication, petroleum, roads, ports and mining and in several privatizations.<br \/> During his tenure in the Attorney-General\u2019s Department, he specialized in banking and\u00a0commercial law, handled litigation and ADR matters and advised the Government of Sri\u00a0Lanka on infrastructure development, project finance, restructuring and corporatization transactions. These included projects in the Electricity, Ports and Mining Sectors.<br \/> Mr. de Silva functioned as the Senior Legal Consultant to the Secretariat for\u00a0Infrastructure Development and Investment and its successor, the Bureau of\u00a0Infrastructure Investment. The work in this position involved advising the Government\u00a0and the relevant Governmental Agencies on large scale infrastructure projects, more\u00a0particularly with regard to preparation of Requests for Proposals, selection of preferred Bidders and the negotiation of Project Agreements on behalf of the Government and the relevant Governmental Agencies. More recently, his expertise was obtained for the Government\u2019s efforts to enhance the structuring and negotiating skills of the national agency for Public \u2013 Private Partnerships and other Governmental agencies, in respect of infrastructure projects.<br \/> Mr. de Silva has also served in various Committees relating to public enterprise\u00a0restructuring. He was a member of the group of consultants appointed to formulate\u00a0proposals to enhance competition among port operators in Sri Lanka and has been a<br \/> member of several committees for the drafting of legislation, including legislation\u00a0relating to banking and debt recovery.<br \/> In April 2019, Mr. Chanaka de Silva was appointed a President\u2019s Counsel by His\u00a0Excellency the President of Sri Lanka, under Article 33 (2) (e) of the Constitution of\u00a0Sri Lanka.<br \/> Mr. Chanaka de Silva has been named a Leading Individual for Project and Energy by Legal 500 &#8211; Asia Pacific, continuously from the year 2006 to 2019. 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