AI Issue 5 2017

Acquisition International - May 2017 63 An Ongoing Personal Service prosecutions including extradition and the sharing of information between states. Our work is done with in the spirit of a true vocation for service, with an undoubted conviction and a clear mindfulness of the responsibility we assume for the performance of the tasks assigned to our law firm. “As a law firm, Andrew Smiths Partners focuses on intellectual property matters and mainly on trademarks and patents. Andrew has extensive experience in pursuing litigation in these areas. Such cases often involve exclusive technology and protected trademarks, which are the lifeblood of any firm or enterprise. It works to protect these valuable assets in cases involving everything from simple trademark applications, oppositions, licensing agreements, patentability and prior art searches as well as opinions and patent protection to complex issues such as trademark infringement, passing off, and patent violations.” Andrew is an experienced practitioner, attorney at law; indeed, his practice focused on intellectual property issues including trademarks, patents, industrial designs; foreign investment, employment/ labour law; construction contracts/disputes and corporate due diligence matters. In addition, Andrew is an attorney at law and a graduate in law. He lived in London for more than seven years where he earned a Masters of Law (LLM) in International Commercial Law from University of Westminster London, 2004. He has also gained considerable working experience in the banking and finance in the areas of risk and compliance, under different regulatory regimes. Also, he has continuing credentials from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Andrew also advices Sri Lankan and international companies throughout Sri Lanka on all questions of employment law. His areas of specialisation include acting as an employment law consultant during corporate acquisitions and restructuring, including negotiations on redundancy schemes proceeding before conciliation bodies, collective agreement negotiations spin-offs, as well as due diligence right through to the post-merger integration stage. He concludes that, “our product ‘reliability’ is an essential element of any professional relationship and legal security. This reliability is supported by our capacity to keep an intermediate position between the different points of interest involved in the operation and our independent judgement and criterion.” Member-American Bar Association, Law Society & Bar Association of Sri Lanka Qualifications LLM International Commercial Law, International Financial Law [London] -University of Westminster 309 Regent St, Paddington, City of Westminster, W1B 2UW, United Kingdom LLB Bachelor of law (University of Colombo) Attorney at Law PG.DIP in Management (London) P.G DIP in Software development (London) LICA -Institute of Chartered Accountants (SL) Cert -Information Communication Technology Law (BASL) Cert -Intellectual Property-Patent Drafting (WIPO)