DrAthula Pathinayake

Athula Pathinayake is a Lecturer in Deakin Law School. Athula is the Executive Director of Deakin Law School's Centre on the Legal Profession and is the Principal Lawyer in his own practice. As a both academic and a practising lawyer, he is well-respected for his specialist knowledge and practice in the areas of commercial and corporations law, as well as migration and refugee law.

Athula's depth of knowledge has been acquired through over 35 years in his field, having practised and worked as a lawyer in Australia, Sri Lanka and as an academic in Australia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, China, Indonesia and Malaysia. This adds an international perspective to his teaching and his work.

He has built an impressive network who occasionally assist in Deakin Projects. Both students and clients find him an invaluable source of assistance.

Athula's qualifications include an LL.M (University of Sydney), MBA (Universtiy of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka), and a Master of Professional Education and training (Deakin University). He also gained attorney at Law at Sri Lanka Law College, a Grad. Dip from the Leo Cusson Institute, Victoria and a Diploma in International Affairs at BCIS, Colombo Sri Lanka.

He is currently reading for his Doctor of Philosophy on Seeking Alternatives to Prison; Pursuing Evidence-Based Sentencing and Applying Technology to Criminal-Based Sanctions.