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Radha D. Curpen

Vice-présidente, associée directrice du bureau de Vancouver et chef nationale, Stratégie et solutions ESG

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Radha Curpen is Vice-Chair, Vancouver Managing Partner, National Leader of ESG Strategy and Solutions and co-head of the firm's Environmental Law practice.

What Clients Say

"She is an exceptional attorney. She is not only incredibly responsive, but also strategic and judiciously proactive in helping the company navigate through environmental issues, making her an extraordinary advocate."

She is recognized as a preeminent legal expert on environment, regulatory, climate change, Indigenous relations, governance for the energy, infrastructure, natural resources, agribusiness, industrial, consumer goods, mining and other sectors. Radha advises on environmental and impact assessments, transportation of dangerous goods, energy transition, renewable projects, partnerships with Indigenous communities, contaminated sites, and crisis prevention and management.

Radha regularly advises corporations, boards of directors, special committees, Indigenous communities and governmental and regulatory agencies across Canada and globally on a wide range of commercial transactions, project development, operational matters. Her advice is informed by her diverse advisory and corporate directorship roles, including the Chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, a member of the Board of Governors of the Business Council of British Columbia, corporate director of Innergex Renewable Energy.

Radha is a sought-after advisor on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and regularly advises on the ESG-related risks and opportunities, ESG-related reporting against standards, frameworks, and certifications, and ESG strategy and solutions.  She is a member of the ESG Advisory Council to the Minister of Finance (British Columbia) and is a member of Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities' ESG Industry Working Group for the for the development of an ESG guide for pension fund investment and pension plan administrators.

Her climate change practice draws on her experience in Canadian and U.S. environmental regulatory compliance, commercial transactions, projects and ESG strategies. She advises on greenhouse gas emissions, control measures, credit and trading under regulatory regimes, project development, ESG disclosure and sustainable business strategy.

Radha's work on advising clients in different sectors, and on strategies, policies and protocols on sustainability gives her a broad perspective on climate change programs, renewable projects and carbon offsets.

Radha also advises on modern slavery, supply chain risk management and human rights related issues, risk assessment and management of business disruptions, preparing for and responding to inspections and regulations and defending environmental and regulatory prosecutions, preparing for and responding to shareholder activism on ESG related issues.

She is a trusted strategic advisor to some of the firm’s most significant clients and has acted on a number of recent high-profile matters, including commercial transactions and prosecutions, leveraging her ability to take corporate strategy and proactively manage corporate reputation by helping identify and mitigate associated environmental, social, regulatory and public policy risks.

Radha is recognized as a leading lawyer in many publications including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Best Lawyers in Canada, Best Lawyers in America, Finance Monthly, Who's Who Legal and Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition for Energy, Infrastructure and Litigation.  

What Clients Say

"Radha Curpen is an engaged member of Western Canada's business community and is widely respected for her knowledge in environmental law."

Fluent in both French and English, Radha practices across Canada and advises on cross-border issues, including those relating to the United States. Radha is also a member of the Board of Directors at Bennett Jones LLP.

Éducation

Collège Universitaire de Saint Boniface/University of Manitoba, BA L'Université de Moncton, LLB 

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Manitoba Ontario New York British Columbia 

Expérience récente

Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC and Kissner Group Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in their US$3.2-billion agreement to acquire K+S Aktiengesellschaft's North and South American salt business, including Morton Salt and Windsor Salt.
Riverstone Holdings LLC, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of International-Matex Tank Terminals from Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation for US$2.67 billion.
Global Container Terminals, advising on their proposed development of Deltaport Expansion Berth 4 project.
Advised clients as a member of the strategic team in defending class actions relating to incidents in various sectors.
Advised clients in various industrial sectors and led the preparation for regulatory investigations, strategy during and after regulatory investigations and the defence of such regulatory investigations.
Advised clients in project development and approval including with various levels of government and Indigenous communities.
Advised a utility relating to hydro-electric mitigation projects that required federal and provincial environmental assessments and consultation with First Nations and all related agencies.
Advised a First Nation in Ontario relating to its negotiations with a mining company arising out of the development of a mining project
Advised a First Nation in Quebec on self-government issues, including appearance and obtaining court orders at the Federal Court.
Advised industry on aboriginal issues and duty to consult relating to specific projects.  
One of the lead counsel in the defence of a multi-million dollar arbitration commenced by a government on behalf of various First Nations dealing with, among others, environmental and aboriginal issues and impacts of a project on First Nations.
Advised industry on both federal and provincial environmental assessment issues in the context of resource development. 
Advised a proponent of a soil treatment facility in managing environmental assessment and aboriginal issues.
Advised purchasers or vendors in various financial and industrial sectors, including agriculture, Brownfields redevelopment, chemical companies, energy, manufacturing, mining oil & gas, Port operations, forestry, pulp & paper, shipbuilding, transportation, waste, waste management & wind power, on significant commercial transactions and regulatory issues in all provinces and the United States.
Advised manufacturers, pulp and paper mills operators, oil companies and clients in other industrial sectors in their disputes arising out of purchase and sale agreements involving sites in, among other places, Ontario, Manitoba, Italy and dealing with environmental issues. 
Advised various industrial operators, owners and occupiers in the defense and resolution of many civil litigation cases dealing with contaminated sites in various provinces in Canada.
Assisted a client in successfully negotiating an innovative and cost-effective approach to on-site remediation of a large contaminated industrial site after the regulator decided to order the company to “dig and haul away.”
Defended and settled numerous environmental cases with complex issues, including claims for stigma, remediation, migration of contamination to neighbouring properties. 
Assisted a client in managing regulatory issues on more than 600 sites in several provinces, including successfully negotiating with regulators in many provinces.
Assisted a company in obtaining approval for remediation of a former industrial site and for the change in use of a site which is adjacent to residential developments.
Successfully settled civil litigation cases dealing with contaminated sites.
Successfully persuading the regulator to withdraw administrative orders issued relating to contaminated sites and their remediation.
Defended claims relating to environmental issues by various clients in various industrial sectors arising out of purchase and sale agreements.
Advised clients in different sectors on climate change considerations in the context of commercial transactions.
Advised issuers and underwriters regarding disclosure issues on climate change.
Advised clients in different industrial sectors in the development of corporate strategies on climate change.
Advised clients on emerging environmental issues and assisting in the development of corporate strategies to integrate the requirements of both Canadian and US laws.
Advised clients on integrating compliance with the requirements of both Canadian and US laws relating to specific emissions to the environment.
Advised clients on the implementation of their environmental management systems in both Canada and the United States.
Persuaded a regulator to enter into innovative agreements to effectively limit the liability of purchasers and lenders of industrial and commercial operations, which allowed commercial transactions to proceed. 
Developed a strategy for one client to deal with regulators on significant environmental issues from British Columbia to Québec. 
Advised Board of Directors on corporate governance issues relating to environmental matters.
Advised issuers of bonds and equity on environmental disclosure issues. 
Advised several clients in preparing for inspections and investigations in more than one province. 
Persuaded a regulator to not prosecute a company and its directors after the company was accused of dumping dangerous goods. 
Successfully defended a quasi-criminal prosecution of a company and its director by making a preliminary motion for dismissal on the basis that the environmental officer’s notes were not available to the defence.
Guided lenders in the realization of the assets of indebted polluters and negotiated agreements with the regulators limiting the lenders’ liability. 
Assisted in the development and implementation of due diligence program for certain companies. 
Prepared environmental handbooks for employees of specific industries. 
Presented environmental seminars to employees of various industries. 
Assisted lenders in developing due diligence programs in their lending operations. 
Successfully persuaded the regulator to reverse its decision of not granting a licence to a waste disposal operation. 
Successfully persuaded the regulator to consider an addition to an existing industrial facility as a change in process, which received the regulator’s written approval as opposed to a development requiring a licensing process. 
Member of the Advisory Committee on Contaminated Sites in Manitoba which led to The Contaminated Sites Remediation Act of Manitoba.
Member of the Consultation on sustainable Development Implementation Core Group, an advisory body to the Ministry responsible for Sustainable Development (Manitoba). 
Resource person to the core group advising the Minister of Conservation (Manitoba) on proposed revisions to The Environmental Act (Manitoba). 
Member of the Committee of the Executive of the Ontario Bar Association dealing with the proposed Brownfields Legislation (Ontario).
Appointed resource person to the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment’s task force on Brownfields (August 2004). The task force was comprised of Ministry of Environment officials across Canada who advised the ministers on, among other things, transfer of liability issues in order to encourage brownfield development.

Distinctions récentes

Business in Vancouver
2023 Influential Women in Business Award
Chambers Canada
Ranked, Environment
Business in Vancouver's BC500 in the Law
Recognized, Managing Partner
Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
Ranked, Environment
The Legal 500 Canada
Leading Lawyer, Environment
Leading Lawyer, Aboriginal Law
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly recommended, Aboriginal Law
Repeatedly recommended, Energy (Oil & Gas)
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Aboriginal Law/Indigenous Practice; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law
Finance Monthly
Environment - Lawyer of the Year - Canada
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer in Canada
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer in Canada
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Litigation lawyer in Canada
Lexpert Special Edition on Agribusiness & Cannabis
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Agribusiness and Cannabis
Who's Who Legal: Canada
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Environmental Law
Who's Who Legal: Environment
Recognized as one of world's leading Environmental lawyers

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