Vice Chair and Vancouver Managing Partner & National Leader, ESG Strategy and Solutions, Bennett Jones LLP
She led the defence of the regulatory investigation arising out of the Lac Mégantic train derailment on behalf of an oil company. She is the lead counsel for a multinational company relating to mercury contamination in Ontario involving various First Nations. She was involved in the defence of an international diesel emissions case, and is providing in-depth regulatory compliance review of the crude oil by rail business of two major energy companies. Radha is involved in advising Global Container Terminals on all aspects of development of its port terminal expansion in B.C.
Radha is the national leader for Bennett Jones’ ESG strategy and solutions. She is a frequent speaker and was on a recent Institute of Corporate Directors panel on climate change and competitiveness in Canada. In February 2021 she spoke one-on-one with Leo E. Strine, Jr., former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court on what ESG investing means for corporations and lawyers in an American Foreign Law Association online event.
Proficient in both French and English, Radha practises across Canada and advises on cross-border issues, including relating to the United States.