D. L. & F. De Saram continues to be a market leader in handling complex, high-value disputes across the public law, commercial, and regulatory spheres. The team is highly experienced in commercial, constitutional, and regulatory litigation and has acted in notable public interest cases challenging executive and administrative actions involving PPP projects and and public tenders. It is also active in arbitration proceedings arising from public law, construction, commercial and real estate disputes. Jivan Goonetilleke and Dasuni Wijayasriwardena jointly oversee the dispute resolution practice. Managing partner Savantha De Saram excels in a wide range of contentious matters. Other key practitioners, including Shakila Perera, and Supuni Wijekoon, play key roles in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration cases.

Nithya Partners is recognised for its strong focus on complex litigation and arbitration spanning corporate, commercial, financial, and regulatory disputes. The team acts for a wide range of clients - including financial institutions, large energy suppliers and power generators - as counsel before all courts and tribunals. The team is particularly active in mandates concerning constitutional and public law challenges, and disputes concerning the energy, infrastructure, telecoms and construction sectors. Chanaka de Silva, PC, who has a wealth of experience in litigation and alternative dispute resolution, and Aruna Samarajeewa, who acts for clients cross Asia, Europe and the Middle East, jointly lead the department. Dilrukshi Paul plays a growing role in corporate, commercial and project-related disputes.

Sudath Perera Associates advises on a broad range of contentious matters spanning commercial, corporate, regulatory, and criminal law. The team is also active in construction, financial and real estate disputes, and also demonstrates strength in cases concerning defamation actions, white-collar crime, and IP litigation. The group is led by Lakshana Perera, who oversees civil and commercial litigation, Deshan Hewavithana, who heads up the criminal defence practice, and Manoj Bandara, who focuses on litigation involving civil, company, competition, consumer, banking and regulatory law. Founder and managing partner Sudath Perera continues to act in complex regulatory and enforcement matters. Other key contacts include Thivanka Hettiarachchi and Thiyagaraj Rushani, who concentrate on commercial and corporate disputes.

F. J. & G. De Saram handles a wide spectrum of complex commercial, financial, and regulatory disputes, with notable strength in arbitration. The team, led by Avindra Rodrigo, Raneesha de Alwis, and Rozali Fernando, represents domestic and multinational clients across the construction, energy, insurance, and banking sectors. Rodrigo has a well-established arbitration practice, appearing before the ICC, LCIA, and SIAC tribunals, while de Alwis regularly advises on insolvency, aviation, and tax-related litigation. Fernando maintains a focus on commercial, corporate and labour disputes. The team also includes Kasuni Jayaweera, whose work spans shareholder and stock exchange disputes, and Christina Hettiarachchi, noted for her cross-border construction and infrastructure arbitration practice.

Varners’ dispute resolution practice represents local and international clients - including key names from the banking, construction, hospitality, energy, real estate, pharmaceutical, transport and manufacturing sectors - in corporate, construction, and administrative disputes. The team handles a broad range of contentious matters, including insolvency, contractual, labour, and public law issues, and is increasingly active in international arbitration and conciliation. The practice is under the joint leadership of Raj Selvaskandan, Mahinda Haradasa, and Geethangani Jayasundara, the latter of whom is skilled in commercial litigation, civil injunctions and disputes concerning real estate, IP, debt recovery and labour law. Geethika Mannaperuma, who joined the firm in January 2024, brings extensive experience in trial and appellate matters.

With expertise in litigation, arbitration and mediation proceedings, Heritage Partners’ dispute resolution team, led by Suren Gnanaraj, handles a wide range of contentious matters across commercial, constitutional, and regulatory law. The team is particularly recognised for its work in shareholder and corporate governance disputes, as well as construction, tax, and energy-related claims. Gnanaraj frequently appears before both original and appellate courts, drawing on his experience as Senior State Counsel at the Attorney General’s Department.

Tiruchelvam Associates' litigation team, led by Ayendra Wickremesekera , handles a broad range of disputes spanning civil, commercial, labour, and testamentary law. The team is known for promoting negotiation and mediation as cost-effective alternatives to court proceedings, particularly in employment and family disputes. Wickremesekera’s experience before appellate courts underpins the firm’s advocacy in civil and commercial cases, while the practice continues to expand into areas such as arbitration and rent disputes. Recent instructions include recovery actions and testamentary proceedings for longstanding corporate and private clients.