INHOUSE FEATURES
18 COVER STORY Ready for battle As Imperial Tobacco heads to court this spring, its cross- border legal team is ready to present its "made in Canada defence."
By Jennifer Brown
26 Warming to adaptation Experts urge in-house lawyers to understand the ramifica- tions of new developments in environmental law. By Patricia MacInnis
38 Ready for uncertainty Canadian Lawyer's annual corporate counsel survey shows companies are bracing for continued market turmoil. By Jennifer Brown
COLUMNS
9 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Employers as insurers By Henry Dinsdale and Jeff Goodman
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Disclosure of prior art By Adam Bobker and Noel Courage
13 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS Implementing workplace drug and alcohol testing By Malcolm J. MacKillop and Hendrik T. Nieuwland
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15 QUIZ U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues. By Lori M. Duffy
DEPARTMENTS
33 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Anti-spam law draws backlash
Legislation called Canada's "biggest restraint ever on freedom of speech." By Michael McKiernan
36 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT Taking claims management online Portal provides tool to manage litigation portfolios. By Helen Burnett-Nichols
41 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE From Canada to the world Riccardo Trecroce's "global and local" approach to man- aging Magna International's cross-border legal team. By Vawn Himmelsbach
44 IN CLOSING A roundup of interesting trends and news for legal departments.
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