Mrs. Ratnayake is a reputed Attorney at Law with a practice of over 27 years. She took Oaths in December 1993. Mrs. Ratnayake enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law in 1993 and was awarded a First Class Honors in the Final Year Examination by Sri Lanka Law College.

Mrs. Ratnayake entered University of Colombo in 1990. Mrs. Ratnayake joined the Attorney General’s Department in 1993 where she served for many years. She has since then been continuously in practice specializing in Civil Law, with an active practice in the District Courts, Commercial High Courts, Civil Appellate High Courts, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, handling mostly cases of a commercial nature for corporate clients. She also has appeared in many Constitutional and landmark cases along with President’s Counsel and particularly the Constitutional Challenge to the dissolution of Parliament in 2018 for 12 Lawyer Members of Parliament. She has excelled in Chess at School & University being awarded Chess Colours and Championships and was listed in Sri Lanka Women’s National Pool with National Rating.