Record details

General information

Nominating Government

Sri Lanka

Profile of the Expert

Attorney-at-Law with over 28 years of experience in Civil Litigation and Public Law. Consultant for Government and development partners including the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, UNDP and FAO and engaged as a National consultant in Sri Lanka as well as an International Consultant. International experience includes Myanmar, Timor Leste, Philippines, LAO PDR, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bhutan and the USA.
Skills include law, policy and institutions. Critical review of law and policy, legal opinions, legal drafting including drafting law and legal training.
Former Member of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka in terms of the Law Commission Act under the Ministry of Justice with the objective of systematic development and reform of the law.
National Consultant (Legal) to the Biosafety Project Sri Lanka in the year 2018/19. This required law review and preparation of implementing regulations to implement the Draft Law on Biosafety for Sri Lanka.

Personal Information

Coordinates

Attorney-at-Law G L Anandalal Nanayakkara

No. 18/10, First Lane, Allan Avenue

Dehiwala

Sri Lanka

Phone:	+94 (0)77 327 2989
Email:	anandalal10@gmail.com

Gender

Male

Nationalities

Sri Lankan

Date of birth

1965

Place of birth

Sri Lanka

Current employment

Employer / Organization

Self employed

Type of organization

Professional Attorney / Legal Consultant

Department / Division / Unit

Professional Attorney / Legal Consultant

Start date

1990

Main responsibilities

National and International Consultant - Law, Policy and Institutional, Legal Review, Legal drafting, Opinions, Litigation

Employment history

Countries or regions where you have worked

Sri Lanka
South Asia
Timor-Leste
Philippines
United States of America

Previous employment

Employer / Organization

Environmental Foundation Limited

Start date

1990

Ending date

1995

Type of organization

Non-governmental organization (NGO)

Main areas of responsibility

Head of the legal division

Formal education

First Degree or other academic distinction and subject

Example: B.Sc. in Microbiology

Attorney-at-Law Final Examination

Name of academic institution

Sri Lanka Law College

Start date

1985

Ending date

1989

Formal education

Second Degree or other academic distinction and the subject

Example: M.Sc. in Microbiology

Huber H. Humphrey Fellow on Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge

Name of academic institution

University of Washington, Seattle

Start date

1996

Ending date

1997

Other professional qualifications

List of other relevant professional qualifications

USAEP Fellow - World Resources Institute and Biodiversity Support Program; Washington DC, USA. (1995)

Course in Environmental Policy and Regulation, International Law Institute, Washington DC, USA. (1992)

Areas of Expertise

Main areas of expertise

Legal Expertise
Intellectual property (patents, trademarks, confidential information)
Legislative drafting and review
National biosafety legal systems

Publications

List most important publications related to the expert main field of expertise.

Chapter titled Environmental Law, Institutions and Mechanisms: An Overview. Published in Judges & Environmental Law - A Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary (2009)

Public Nuisance Law and Procedure (1998)

Chapter on Sri Lanka in Community Conserved Areas in South Asia

Awards and Professional Memberships

Professional memberships

Sri Lanka Bar Association

Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka

Director - Environmental Foundation Limited

Technical committees, expert panels or advisory bodies served

Man and Biosphere Committee (Member)

Law Commission of Sri Lanka - Review laws and advise Government on Law Reform requirements (Former Member)

Environmental Council of the Central Environmental Authority (Former Member)

Language proficiency

"A" = Excellent, "B" = Good, "C" = Fair

Mother Tongue

Singhalese

Speaking / Level (A B C)

English

Reading / Level (A B C)

English

Writing / Level (A B C)

English

References

Record #115787

Prof. N.T. Sohan Wijesekera

Senior Professor

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Center for South Asia Water Management Dept of Civil Engineering

University of Moratuwa

Moratuwa

Sri Lanka

Phone:	+94 (0)11 264 0051
Email:	sohan@civil.mrt.ac.lk

Record #115788

Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri

Country Representative

IUCN Sri Lanka

Colombo

Sri Lanka

Phone:	+94 (0)11 269 4094
Fax:	+94 (0)11 268 2470
Email:	Ananda.Mallawatantri@iucn.org