Sukanya has a strong background in corporate law. She predominantly works on governance matters for charities and advises on mergers and restructuring charities as well as establishing new charities and trading subsidiaries and advising on incorporations and commercial contracts. She has particular experience in advising the boards of large membership charities on a variety of governance matters, including The Royal College of Podiatry, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and Youth Hostel Association (England and Wales).

Sukanya regularly speaks at the popular Russell-Cooke seminars particularly on the duties of trustees and understanding the requirements for effective governance. In addition, she provides training for clients in relation to the role of the board and governance matters.

She has volunteered for charities both overseas and in England including WaterAid and EveryChild. She was a volunteer for Freedom From Torture where she was a mentor for one year for a beneficiary who was settling in England after successfully seeking political asylum.

Sukanya was recommended in The Legal 500 (2014) who commented that she 'meets deadlines and keeps to budget'.

• Constitutional reviews for International Youth Hostelling Federation, The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, a Royal Charter body, YHA, The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre and The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy
• Establishing a number of charities including most recently Giving for the Living and Share Alliance
• Restructurings and several incorporations including The Scots Guards Charity, The Emery Walker Trust, Dancers' Career Development, Arch Support and the restructuring of a number of related charities by way of incorporation to create Commonwork Trust. Advising a number of charities including West Street Charity on restructuring to corporate trustee status
• Governance reviews for a number of charities including British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Freedom from Torture including its re-naming and the trade union, The Royal College of Podiatry
• Advising Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK on its rebranding from Sea Shepherd UK
• Mergers:
  • Choice Support and Three Cs support merger: advised both parties on this merger including advising on the structure of the transfer arrangements and on the decision-making processes required to implement the structure including liaising with the Charity Commission in respect of regulatory consents required to effect the merger
  • advising Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund on its merger with The Dance Teachers' Benevolent Fund
  • advising Thames Reach Charity on its merger with Vital Regeneration
  • establishment of Social Interest Group to effect the merger of Penrose Options and Equinox Care
  • advising Social Interest Group on its merger with Safe Ground which designs and delivers effective group work programmes in prisons across the UK which reduce re-offending
• St Mungo Community Housing Association: advising the homelessness charity St Mungo Community Housing Association on its merger with Broadway Homelessness Support including advising on the structure of the arrangements, on a number of due diligence issues and on the decision-making processes required to implement the structure
• Thames Reach Housing Association conversion: advised Thames Reach Housing Association Limited on its conversion from an industrial and provident society into a charitable company with the new name of Thames Reach Charity. Similarly, I advised the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society on all aspects of its conversion including preparation of the new governing document, advising on the members' resolutions, complying with the application requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority, Companies House and the Charity Commission

• Member of the Charity Law Association

• Contributor to The Russell-Cooke Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook
• Wrote several articles for third sector publications including Caritas