Sheanda is an associate in Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate and commercial team.
Sheanda is overseas qualified and brings over 5 years’ professional experience working as an Attorney-at-Law in Sri Lanka, specialising in investment, corporate law and project finance. While working in Sri Lanka, Sheanda was engaged in advising foreign investors seeking to invest in Sri Lanka and local companies engaged in takeovers (both listed and unlisted), including structuring of transactions and advising on company law related matters.
In her role at Cooper Grace Ward, Sheanda advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions relevant to business assets and equity interests, shareholder and stakeholder issues and associated agreements and compliance and corporate governance matters.
Sheanda also advises on financing of property development projects and assists clients with the establishment and operation of not-for-profit and charitable organisations and related tax advice.
A decision of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission that a not-for profit entity was not entitled to public benevolent institution status has been set aside.
The Federal Government has recently announced reforms to the regulation of not-for-profit entities that self-assess as income tax exempt.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.