Mr. Sumathi Dharmawardena, PC has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Vallibel Finance PLC
Mr. Sumathi Dharmawardena, is a distinguished legal professional with over three decades of experience in civil, commercial, administrative, telecommunication, sports and regulatory law. He served in the Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2026, culminating to the position of Senior Additional Solicitor General, where he represented the Government and State institutions standing on his feet before the Original Courts, Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court, international arbitral tribunals and represented Sri Lanka in numerous international organizations.
He possesses extensive expertise in Commercial Law, Arbitration, Telecommunications Law, Information Technology Law, Sports Law and Sports Arbitration.
Throughout his career, he has played a leading role in drafting and reviewing key legislation, including amendments to the Telecommunications Act, Computer Crimes Act, Data Protection Act, Rent Act, Labor Laws and Sports Laws, while advising the Government on major commercial, regulatory and investment matters.
Mr. Dharmawardena holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law from the National University of Singapore and is a qualified Adjudicator and Sports Arbitrator of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Malaysia. He has represented Sri Lanka in numerous international legal and regulatory forums, including UNCITRAL, UNODC, INTERPOL, and the International Telecommunication Union and leading international sports organizations including the International Olympic Committee. He currently serves as the Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit and has held appointments with the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration and the Asian Sports Tribunal.
