Ashwini is the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Law Consultant of the Firm. She has assisted on information technology law issues concerning data protection and privacy, validity of electronic contracts, financial technology, digital payments, cryptocurrency, regulation of content on social media, telecommunication law issues concerning licensing for telecommunication services, Internet of Things (IoT) regulation, broadcasting laws, VoIP unblocking, encryption, internet service provider regulation, etc.
She is a Research Fellow at LIRNEasia a tech policy think tank founded in Sri Lanka. She is on the Responsible AI sub-committee appointed by the Presidential Secretariat to draft a National AI Strategy for Sri Lanka (2024) and was previously on the advisory law reform committee appointed by the Ministry of Justice for privacy and media law (2021).
- Enrolled in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, India
- LL.M, (International Business Law) National University of Singapore
- Bachelors in Arts, Bachelors in Law [BA. BL (Hons)] at School of Excellence in Law, Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, India, 2004-2009.
- Diplomas and Certifications
- Centre for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) Research Clinic (2023)- “AI Policy” certification with a Distinction
- Certificate Course on Basics of General Data Protection Regulation (2018)
- Diploma in Commercial Arbitration at Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice, Sri Lanka, 2015-2016.
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Management at Loyola Institute of Business Administration, India, 2011-2012.
- Master of Laws [LL.M] (International Business Law). Ranked in the top 5 of the batch winning a scholarship internship in Singapore.
- Diploma in Commercial Arbitration Secured the first (1st) Rank in the batch and won the Merit Award and S.S. Wijeyaratne Award for the best student.
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Management at Loyola Institute of Business Administration- Gold Medalist, first (1st) Rank in the batch.
- Bachelors in Arts, Bachelors in Law [BA. BL (Hons)] securing a Distinction and graduated in the top 5% of the batch.
- Data Guidance’s data residency note for Sri Lanka (2024)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)’s legislative predictions for Sri Lanka for 2024.
- “Balancing the tightrope – Right to Information vs. Protection of Personal Data in Sri Lanka” (Sri Lanka Press Institute, 2023)
- Co-authored Chapter on “Open Government & Freedom of Information: The Sri Lankan experience” in Open Government & Freedom of Information: Policy and Practice in Asia and the Middle East (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)
- Chapter on “Towards Efficient Reporting Mechanisms for Enhancing Institutional Transparency” in Sri Lanka's Right to Information Regime and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Thoughts for Reflection’ (Media Reform Lanka Initiative, 2022) research funded by Swiss Embassy (2022)
- Chapter on “A Litmus Test for RTI in Sri Lanka; Analyzing the Linkages Between RTI and Increased Transparency/ Combating Corruption” in Sri Lanka's Right to Information Regime and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Thoughts for Reflection’ (Media Reform Lanka Initiative, 2022) research funded by UNESCO IPDC (International Programme for the Development of Communication)
- Key Legal Challenges in Regulating AI, published in the National Law Conference Publication of Sri Lanka. (2022)
- Co-authored “RTI by Marginalized and Conflict- Affected Communities: The Acid Test of Using the Right to Known to Compel State Accountability" for the RTI Commission publication. (2018)
- Co-authored a research report on Health-Related Information & COVID-19: A Study of Sri Lanka and Thailand. (2021)
- Co-authored a research paper on “AI and governance on Ethical principles in Singapore & India” (Primary author for legal and regulatory section) (2021)
- Lead author of the white paper “Discussion Paper on Healthcare Data Protection Policy for Sri Lanka,” a collaborative effort with the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka. (2018)