rhea mathew, q. arb.Commercial Litigator and Arbitration counselRhea Mathew is a dual-qualified lawyer in India and Ontario. She is skilled in complex civil and commercial litigation and arbitration in a variety of disputes.
Rhea obtained her B. A., L.L.B (Hons.) degree, and a Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Law in 2013 from top-ranked law schools in India. During law school, Rhea interned at the Supreme Court of India and clerked for a judge at the Delhi High Court (the equivalent of the Ontario Court of Appeal).
Rhea brings a unique blend of transactional and litigation experience to the table. In her time as a litigator, she has been able to leverage her experience as a corporate lawyer for a well-rounded approach to commercial disputes.
Before her move to Ontario, Rhea was a corporate and transactional lawyer and a litigator at top-tiered law firms in India. During this time, she advised and represented public and private corporations in complex and high-stakes international commercial arbitrations and the Republic of India in two investment treaty arbitrations. She has also represented leading international corporations in the acquisition of domestic companies and advised on setting up joint venture companies in various sectors.
Her practice at Keenberg & Co is focused on disputes involving businesses, partnerships, and corporations, including commercial contracts, franchise disputes, fraud, real property disputes, shareholder remedies, joint venture disputes, professional negligence, and business and professional defamation.
In addition to her counsel practice, Rhea is a Qualified Arbitrator and a Mediator. Her experience in both transactional practice and complex commercial disputes informs a pragmatic, commercially grounded approach to the assessment and resolution of disputes.
Rhea has successfully completed the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society’s Gold Standard Course on Commercial Arbitration and now holds the Qualified Arbitrator designation from ADRIC. She served as a Practice Group Leader for the Arbitration & Mediation Advocacy Practice Group of The Advocates’ Society Practice Group for the 2025-2026 term.
Rhea is open to new neutral mandates. Please contact her directly for rates and availability.
E: rmathew@keenco.ca
T: (647) 462-6363
Qualified arbitrator and mediatorEducationToronto Commercial Arbitration Society (2025)
Gold Standard Course on Commercial Arbitration
National Committee on Accreditation, Canada (2021)
Certificate of Qualification
Centre for Advanced Mediation Practice - Edwards Mediation Academy (2017)
Professional Mediation Training
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India (2013)
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Hons)
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, India (2013)
Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Law
selected reported decisionsThe ICSID Convention: A Practical Commentary
Co-author of Chapter on Article 39 (Elgar Commentaries, 1st edition, 2019)
C.R. Datta on Company Law
Specialist editor (Lexis Nexis, India, 7th edition 2017)
India Chapter, The Dispute Resolution Review, Damian Taylor (ed.)(Law Business Research, London, 9th edition 2017)
International Arbitration Yearbook (Baker McKenzie, London, 2017)
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption - Co-author (London, Law Business Research, 2016 and 2017)
Law Society of Ontario, 2022
Bar Council of India, 2013
The Advocates’ Society
(including as Practice Group Leader for the Arbitration & Mediation Advocacy Group - 2025-2026)
Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
ADR Institute of Canada
ADR Institute of Ontario
Membershipsselected publicationsAerospace and Defence
Audit/Accounting
Automotive
Banking
Business Process Outsourcing
Contracts
e-Commerce
Employment
Finance/Lending
Food & Beverage
Franchise
Infrastructure
Property
Real Estate
Renewable Energy
Software/ SaaS
Technology
Venture Capital
Subject matter experience