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Radha Curpen is a preeminent legal expert on environmental, Indigenous relations, governance, regulatory, climate change, human rights, crisis management and sustainability matters. She is McMillan’s National Client Relationships Ambassador and Group Head, ESG and Sustainability. Trusted on the most high-profile matters, she advises significant clients in energy, mining, infrastructure, telecom, agribusiness, industrial, and consumer goods, among other industries. Her advice is highly beneficial for environmental and impact assessments, the transportation of dangerous goods, renewables projects, partnerships with Indigenous communities, contaminated sites, and crisis prevention and management. Clients also rely on Radha to identify the risks associated with environmental, social, regulatory and public policy. She provides exceptional ESG advice, strategy and solutions which may inform a wide range of business decision-making and strategy. Her expertise includes ESG-related shareholder activism, risks, reporting against standards, frameworks, certifications and the opportunities available in this space. She also defends clients from environmental and regulatory prosecution. Radha’s advice is informed by her diverse advisory and corporate directorship roles, including being the immediate past chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. Fluent in both French and English, Radha practices across Canada and advises on cross-border issues.