About our firm
We each bring more than 15 years of legal experience, and our backgrounds in human rights, disability, personal injury, and workplace law shape the thoughtful, practical approach we bring to every investigation.
We first met as colleagues at a workplace investigations firm, after years in legal practice. Over the next three years, including at different firms, we came to realize that we shared not only a common approach to investigations, but also a genuine commitment to working with people in a wide range of environments and circumstances.
That shared approach led us to found Prisma Workplace Legal in 2026.
We approach difficult work with care, rigour, and a commitment to getting it right. We take a clear, process-focused approach to investigations and have earned our clients’ trust across a wide range of issues and organizations. We are committed to conducting thorough investigations that recognize the sensitivity of the matters involved, and producing comprehensive, defensible reports that help clients make informed decisions with confidence.
Hélène Bever
Founding Partner
Hélène is a bilingual (English/French) lawyer and workplace investigator who conducts independent investigations in both provincially and federally regulated environments. Her practice includes workplace and institutional investigations in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Hélène has extensive experience investigating sensitive and multi-layered allegations, including workplace harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination (including gender-based and racial discrimination), and breaches of organizational policies.
Prior to launching her career in investigations, Hélène practiced human rights law and spent several years at a major Ontario regulator, and prior to that she practiced civil and commercial litigation in Paris, France. Deeply committed to the francophone community in Ontario, Hélène is a member of the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO), where she mentors francophone law students. She is also a member of the Ontario Bar Association and serves on its Official Languages Committee.
Hélène volunteers as Chair of the Board of a Toronto-based non-profit organization supporting francophone women and children who are survivors of domestic violence, reflecting her longstanding commitment to governance, community leadership, and access to justice. Hélène enjoys cooking for her family - drawing inspiration from her French roots and a family history in the restaurant industry - distance running, participating in a long-standing book club, and continuing to learn through her favourite history podcasts.
Rupa Karyampudi
Founding Partner
Rupa is a skilled lawyer and workplace investigator who leads complex workplace, institutional and regulatory investigations into complaints of discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment and misconduct, reprisal, and professional misconduct. Rupa is skilled in conducting empathetic, impartial, trauma-informed interviews that respect the dignity of all parties and witnesses, analyzing large and complex sets of evidence, and producing clear, thorough reports.
Rupa draws on more than a decade of experience practising disability litigation, and employment and human rights law, and was previously a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. She is also a sought-after speaker, and has spoken for numerous organizations and conferences, including the Ontario Bar Association, the Workplace Investigations in Canada Conference, and for the Osgoode Professional Development Advanced Certificate in Workplace Investigations.
Before her legal career, Rupa obtained her B.Sc. in Biochemistry from McGill University. Her background in the sciences has influenced her methodical and analytical style of conducting Investigations. Rupa volunteers her time as Chair of High Notes Avante, a non-profit organization that aims to relieve symptoms and stigma of mental illness and alleviate loneliness and isolation through the performing arts. Outside of her practice, Rupa enjoys a good podcast, a museum day, and unwinding at home with her dog, Luna.
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If your organization is navigating a workplace or institutional matter, we’d be glad to connect. Reach out to discuss how we may assist.