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ISSUE X.XX
Sue-Lynn Noel
Purolator Inc.
Rob Van Walleghem
Trans Mountain Corporation
UPFRONT
01 Editor's desk
2020 was a career-defining year for
most in-house counsel
04 News roundup
Promoting racialized lawyers a priority
of new group's mandate
06 Intelligence
Berlin Packaging expands Canadian
presence
COLUMNS
08 Patent extension amendments
Policy on extensions is changed
significantly
38 Ethics
CEO discourages executive team from
communicating with board
FEATURES
28 Department profile
Being responsive to rapidly changing
laws is critical
30 Litigation
In-house counsel share strategies for
mitigating against litigation risk
32 Teamwork
Seven things managers can do to
strengthen relationships with teams
34 Culture
Three ways to make the workplace a
more supportive environment
36 Engagement
Why your open-door policy is a joke
26
FEATURE
Life science companies in
spotlight during pandemic
ISSUE 16.01
18
COVER STORY
General counsel at Purolator and Trans Mountain discuss
key challenges and priorities for 2021
14
CORPORATE COUNSEL SURVEY
Volume of work most
significant challenge