Addleshaw Goddard has appointed energy disputes specialist, partner Chanaka Kumarasinghe, as the head of its Singapore office.
Kumarasinghe brings nearly 22 years of expertise from HFW, where he served as a partner for 13 years.
A dual-qualified lawyer in England and Wales as well as Singapore, Kumarasinghe joins Addleshaw Goddard’s construction and engineering team. He is an expert in the upstream, energy, construction, and oil and gas sector. His portfolio includes advising on offshore field projects across Latin America, the North Sea, Asia, Australia and international wind farm projects.
Jonathan Tattersall, head of Asia at Addleshaw Goddard, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Chanaka to the firm and in particular to our team in Asia. He has a fantastic reputation in the market and is a trusted adviser to high-profile clients in the region and beyond, with an energy practice based on decades of project expertise.”
