Profile
A partner in Torkin Manes’ Litigation Group, Sumeet (Sonu) Dhanju-Dhillon has built a robust practice that encompasses all areas of civil and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on business law. Leveraging her strong business sense, coupled with her creative advocacy skills, Sonu routinely advises on litigation issues involving breach of contract, partnership disputes, shareholder rights, real estate and technology. She has a range of experience dealing with critical business issues arising from corporate transactions and contractual and business relationship disputes.
To Sonu’s clients, she is a trusted strategic and pragmatic advisor who evaluates the merits and potential success of a case against a client’s unique business and legal objectives. Her advice is drawn from experience and detailed case analysis and is always creative in approach. She is able to distill legal knowledge and complex information in a way her clients understand and provides a clear and factual picture of the various options available to them, addressing their business objectives throughout the litigation process. She understands the cost of doing business, keeping proportionality in mind at all times.
As part of her steadfast commitment to service excellence, Sonu invests significant time to gain an in-depth understanding of her clients’ business operations, often involving onsite visits. Whether she is putting on a hardhat or walking the perimeter of a project, she possesses a well-rounded approach to legal and business advice, which allows her to tap into her clients’ mindsets and understand their communication style.
As a testament to her outstanding professional and leadership capabilities, Sonu has earned numerous accolades. In 2023, she was honoured by the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) with a Legal Excellence Award in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the profession and achieving excellence in her area of practice. She was an Excellence Awardee for Female Trailblazer of the Year in the 2021 Canadian Law Awards, recognizing leading women lawyers for their professional accomplishments, leadership, community involvement and their contribution to gender equality in the legal profession in 2020. In 2018, Sonu was named a Lexpert Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40. Sonu is an immediate past co-Chair of Torkin Manes’ Diversity and Inclusion Committee and a current member of the firm’s Management Committee.