Sonakshi Kapoor

RECENT SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS, AND ESG

• Advised a Real-Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on their ESG considerations and policies related to their supplier relationships and compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act 2021 (UFLPA) and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).
• Advised a global building materials manufacturing company on supply chain due diligence with a focus on modern slavery and forced labour,
• Advised a prominent multinational corporation engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of footwear and apparel on their ESG considerations, child safeguarding policies, and anti-bribery anti-corruption compliance processes.
• Advised an education and learning technology solutions company on their ESG materiality assessment according to GRI, SASB, and TCFD.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

• Advised a multinational corporation focussed on the manufacturing of aerospace, building technologies, performance materials and technologies, and safety and productivity solutions on their Environmental Justice strategy and compliance with emerging federal policies and state regulations. 

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 

• Represented a major hotel brand in a District Attorney waste management enforcement matter related to properties in California, and advised on appropriate waste management practices and policies for implementation and tracking.

• "Compendium of environmental justice policies and actions in the Biden Administration,” Gwen Keyes Fleming, Paul Wierenga, Sonakshi Kapoor and Michael Nagelberg, American Law Institute CLE presentation, February 16, 2023
• Panelist, 2023 UC SF, School of Law Comparative Panel on the Future of Environmental Disclosures: Comparison of the EU and United States – Comparative Panel of ESG Securities Disclosure Requirements
• Moderator, 2021 UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights – Human Rights Impact of Social Media Platforms

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Sonakshi worked at a boutique litigation firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. There, she appeared in state courts in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area and engaged with early conflict resolution mechanisms, including mediation. Sonakshi regularly assisted clients in navigating legal disputes involving foreign jurisdictions, while helping domestic and international clients. She engaged with different jurisdictions and vastly different legal systems, particularly in Asia.

Sonakshi advised the UN Human Rights Commission and the International Labor Organization in Bangkok on business and human rights matters in the Asia Pacific region. She also advised the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of Information Technology, India on business and human rights issues in the technology sector. Sonakshi advised and drafted case briefings for the 2017 annual report from Juan Mendez, the UNHRC’s Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 

Sonakshi has litigation experience in New Delhi, India, having appeared in trial courts, appellate courts, and the National Human Rights Commission, India. Sonakshi also assisted a senator in India on policy reforms in areas such as decriminalization of homosexuality, juvenile justice, refugee protection legislation, and foreign policy matters.