Dr. Srilal M. Perera is the Managing Director and Founder of the International and Transnational Law Consultants LLC, which specializes in providing legal advice on and review of laws that directly impact cross border investment transactions in various sectors. This includes energy, mining and infrastructure, risk mitigation, and investment dispute resolution. Mr. Perera, has more than 40 years of experience in the field, both transactional and academic. He served in the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group from 1989 until his retirement as Chief Counsel of Operations of MIGA in June, 2010. There he was responsible for all legal aspects of guarantee transactions, primarily in Asia and Africa. Since 2010 he has served as a Consultant at the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He also served from 1986–1989 as Legal Counsel at the Iran– United States Claims Tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Perera, has an LLB from the Faculty of Law, University of Sri Lanka (1972) and qualified as an Attorney at Law from the Sri Lanka Law College (1975). He also has an MA degree from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC (1977) and a PhD in international law and international relations from Georgetown University, Washington DC (1985). He is in the Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators, of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes a member of the Distinguished Panel of Arbitrators of the Thailand Arbitration Center, and a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. He has published widely on various aspects relating to international investment law and is presently Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law.