Future Series: Managing the Risks of ESG Reporting and Compliance for In-House Counsel and Executives

As the firm's Vice Chair, managing partner of the Vancouver office, and co-head of the firm’s Environmental Law and Aboriginal Law practices, and with over 30 years of legal and advisory experience, Radha specializes in providing strategic counsel to clients related to the environment, First Nations, wider ESG matters, gender equity issues, and hazardous material matters. Radha is recognized as a leading authority and a top lawyers in Canada and the United States in her areas of specialty and regularly advises corporations, Boards, Committees, First Nations, and governmental agencies across Canada and around the world on strategies, best practices, negotiations, and litigation.

Stephen Burns is the Co-Head of the ITB Practice Group. His practice focuses on energy, utility and infrastructure related technology, procurement and outsourcing, technology transfers, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate/commercial matters related to technology. 

Stephen has extensive IT procurement related experience. He has lead a number of large multi-stage, multi-vendor outsourcing transactions on behalf of large, integrated energy companies and utilities, and clients in health, financial markets and banking. Stephen is regularly retained by clients for IT procurement, RFP and contract negotiation matters, including development, customization, co-location and cloud services.