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15 CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 in have an element of improving the way we operate. We will be focusing on a se- ries of modernization projects in Ontario and Quebec for fi nishing lines and heating furnaces. The legal department has been support- ing that over the past two years in the con- tract negotiations. Our support has been in the area of procurement, immigration, environment and health and safety. We're also watching developments around the existing section 232 steel and aluminum retaliatory tariffs and the re- cently signed United States-Mexico-Cana- da Agreement and the impact that is going to have on the business. We're assessing the tariff on both sides of the border and help- ing them interpret that and how it impacted our commercial transactions — whether it was in the agreements or not in the agree- ments. We were right there with the busi- ness all the time looking at that analysis. It played a big part in our lives in 2018 and I'm sure it will in 2019. With the announcement of something like the General Motors plant closing in Oshawa, we're automatically looking at what that means for the industry. It also means looking at where manufacturing in Ontario is going as a whole — the shrink- ing of manufacturing. We also look at what's going on out west with oil and gas — we supply steel to the oil and gas indus- try. Steel is everywhere and it's in every industry, and it may be more visible for automotive or oil and gas, but it's also in construction and tin cans. Depending on what's going on in the various industry and markets shifts our focus. Cap and trade is a top priority for us — we recognize we need to focus on this and make improvements. Much of the capital projects have an element of improving the way we operate. INHOUSE What regulatory challenges will you be dealing with? MARCUZZI: Recently, we've seen a signifi cant number of regulatory changes in advanced manufacturing in Canada. In Ontario, due to the recent change in government, we've seen the legislative framework for employment, environment and energy change. The legal department here will be help- ing monitor and support the business to adapt to those changes. Bill 148, the new employment law [brought in by the former Ontario Liberal government], was a signifi cant change and now we have to navigate Bill 147 and chang- es to pension regulations. There will be certain things that make sense for the business to keep in terms of Bill 148 — a lot of what was involved in that our people were already getting (Dofasco is non-unionized). The affi liates in Quebec are unionized, but Hamilton is not. A s vice president and general counsel at ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Lisa Mar- cuzzi's role is to co-ordinate the legal func- tion and compliance for Canada. She is also the representative of the corporate secre- tary offi ce. In October 2018, the federal govern- ment announced it was providing almost $50 million toward a $205-million series of projects to modernize ArcelorMittal Do- fasco operations in Hamilton and Quebec. Navdeep Bains, minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, an- nounced in Hamilton "a commitment of up to $49.9 million" to ArcelorMittal Canada Inc. to help the company be "more com- petitive, productive and environmentally friendly." The money will be channeled into seven major ArcelorMittal capital projects across Canada and Marcuzzi's team will support various aspects of the initiatives. The upgrades are aimed to reduce fuel consumption and cut greenhouse gas emissions. INHOUSE: What are the big areas of focus for you in 2019? MARCUZZI: We're continually monitor- ing the trade landscape and watching what is happening in advanced manufacturing in Canada and particularly in Ontario. Cap and trade is also a top priority for us — a lot of the capital projects we are involved LISA MARCUZZI Vice president general counsel at ArcelorMittal Dofasco LOCATION: Hamilton, Ont. DEPARTMENT: Four lawyers in Ontario, three in Quebec TIME IN ROLE: Joined in June 2013 PHOTO: RAMESH PURADCHITHASAN

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