Canadian Lawyer InHouse

June/July 2013

Legal news and trends for Canadian in-house counsel and c-suite executives

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INHOUSE Vol. 8 Issue 3 canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse F E AT u R E s 20 COVER STORY Skin in the game In-house counsel are asking their external counsel to play by different rules these days. By Jennifer Brown 28 Taking the politics out of planning The much-maligned Ontario Municipal Board has its detractors but many in-house lawyers who appear before it say it works. Does it need to be revamped? By Jim Middlemiss COLuMns 11 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Ontario makes OH&S training mandatory By Kevin MacNeill and Daniel Mayer 13 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY A Canadian approach to combating counterfeits By Janet M. Fuhrer 14 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS Childcare case not revolutionary By Malcolm MacKillop and Todd Weisberg 17 QUIZ Keeping an eye on municipal developments D E pA R T M E n T s 7 NEWS ROUNDUP A roundup of interesting trends and news for legal departments. 33 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Conflicting opinions With conflict of interest allegations hitting the headlines, municipal in-house counsel are advised to keep abreast of developments. 20 By Charlotte Santry 36 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT Managing cyber risk Should in-house counsel be asking more questions about the strength of their company's cyber systems and bringing the conversation to their department? By Jennifer Brown 39 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Protecting the brand General counsel for the Edmonton Oilers is ever watchful of the impact of social media on the company's trademarks. 28 By Vawn Himmelsbach 42 IN CLOSING What are you prepared to do? From legal adviser to corporate super hero — the role has changed. By Mark Johnson By Bruce Engell and Tiffany Tsun For weekly INHOUSE news and updates go to: canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse ponser_IH_Feb_11.indd 1 1/11/11 9:47:36 AM 39 w w w. c a n a d i a n law y er m a g . c o m / i n h o u s e june 2013 • 5

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