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.

• 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:
  • advised Choice Support, a charitable community benefit society, on its merger with Three Cs Support, a registered charity that provides support and housing for autistic people, people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. The combined organisation as of 1 April 2024 had an annual turnover of £80 million and will provide support to 2700 people and employ 2500 staff. Sukanya advised on aspects of due diligence and effecting the transfer of all assets and liabilities including obtaining the requisite transactional consents from the Charity Commission and post-merger steps
  • advised Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Association on its merger with Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind which is one of London’s leading, community based, mental health charities.  It provides support, advice and information to empower anyone who may be experiencing a mental health problem. As a result of the merger the combined organisation, now called West Central London Mind, will have a strong and sustainable future promoting Mind’s values. Sukanya advised on all aspects of due diligence and effecting the transfer of all assets and liabilities including obtaining the requisite transactional consents from the Charity Commission and post-merger steps
  • advising Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund on its merger with The Dance Teachers' Benevolent Fund
  • 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, she 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