Rae Lindsay is a partner in Clifford Chance LLP, specialising in public international law, international litigation and transnational regulation. She has practiced in Canada, the United States and England, and has worked in the area of business and human rights for more than a decade, her interest initially stemming from client representations in US litigation involving alleged violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law.

She now heads her firm's business and human rights practice, and has served on public-sector working groups convened to advance respect for human rights in business, including the development of due diligence frameworks.