From March 8-10, CLDP, in partnership with the Sri Lanka International Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center and the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute, conducted a Judicial Exchange on Alternative Dispute Resolution. The program gathered judges from the High Courts of Sri Lanka to share best...

On December 7-15, CLDP conducted U.S. Tech Transfer Consultations in Washington, DC, Ithaca, NY, and Ann Arbor, MI. CLDP brought delegates from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, University Grants Commission, and select universities to learn more about the innovation and...

From January 10-12, CLDP, in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center, conducted the third pilot of the Infrastructure Contracts Certificate Course. The course is part of the inaugural Quad Infrastructure Fellowships Program to encourage sustainable infrastructure development and foster...

From November 13-17, CLDP will support the attendance of a delegation from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to the WTO SPS Committee, following an in-depth training with experts from the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation in Colombo. CLDP will work with participants to develop...

On October 19, CLDP, together with experts from the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation, conducted a workshop for food safety officials from Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health in Colombo, Sri Lanka. After beginning with an overview of the WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee...

On November 9-10, CLDP held a workshop with the Sri Lanka Attorney General’s Department focused on arbitration under the UNCITRAL rules and investor-state disputes. The workshop helped build the capacity of government lawyers to better handle various types of arbitration disputes. This workshop is...

On November 9-10, CLDP held a public-private partnership (PPP) workshop with the Ministry of Water and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. The workshop focused on PPP models and project development in the water sector, including attracting foreign investors, legal and financial aspects...

On November 7, CLDP held a Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) workshop with the Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka (UDA). The workshop focused on practical PPP models and PPP project development in the urban sector, including business case development, attracting foreign investment, real...

From October 16-17, CLDP, together with experts from Ag Aligned Global, conducted a workshop on risk assessment, management, and communication for food safety officials from Sri Lanka’s Department of Agriculture in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The workshop focused in depth on scientific and risk-based...

Congratulations to the Vis Moot team representing the Royal Institute of Colombo, coached by The Moot Court Bench for making history as the first Sri Lankan team to win the Willem C. Vis East Moot!  After 8 months of intensive training, drafting memoranda, facing multiple practice rounds with...