Dashinth Thabrew
Managing Partner · Attorney-at-Law · LLB (Hons) (London)
Dashinth Thabrew is the Managing Partner of Thabrew Associates. He is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and a third-generation lawyer. His father is a retired Judge of the High Court, his late grandfather was an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court, and his mother is a senior Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public.
He practised as junior counsel to a President's Counsel and former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before establishing his own practice at the private Bar.
His practice covers litigation, foreign direct investment, commercial agreements, fraud and family law. In litigation, he has appeared in courts at every level, from the Primary Court to the Supreme Court, and before tribunals and statutory bodies, including writ applications in the Court of Appeal in which notice has been issued on the Cabinet of Ministers. In foreign direct investment matters, he advises overseas investors on market entry and structuring, and leads the negotiation and execution of investment agreements through to completion. In fraud matters, he pursues civil and criminal proceedings in parallel to recover funds and hold wrongdoers to account. He is also a consultant to listed and unlisted companies in Sri Lanka and overseas.
From 2020 to 2022, he served as a Committee Member of the Criminal Law Reforms Sub-Committee of the Special Unit under the Ministry of Justice, which was appointed to propose amendments to the law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of London.
Tanya Thabrew
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public · LLB (London) · BA (Kelaniya) · PG Dip. in Counselling
Tanya Thabrew is a Partner of Thabrew Associates and a second-generation lawyer. Her late father was a President's Counsel.
She practised as junior counsel to several eminent President's Counsel before establishing her own practice.
Her practice covers foreign direct investment, notarial work and conveyancing, land due diligence, and family law. She takes investors through documentation, approvals and completion, and handles title investigation at the Land Registry, survey plans and extents, encumbrance checks, and the execution of deeds. She has executed numerous high-value deeds, including individual deeds valued in excess of Rs 2 billion. Her litigation experience likewise extends from the Primary Court to the Supreme Court, and before tribunals.
She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and is licensed to counsel, which allows her to help families navigate sensitive matters.
Damayanthi Banneheka
Senior Consultant, Notarial & Conveyancing · Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
She is a senior Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public who advises the firm as Senior Consultant on notarial and conveyancing matters. She has executed more than 4,000 deeds.