Canadian Lawyer InHouse

Dec/Jan 2010

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

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INHOUSE FEATURES Undervalued Real Estate 14 14 COVER STORY Rising from the ashes Opportunities exist to buy up undervalued real estate and cast-off divisions of restruc- tured companies. But are the risks worth the potential rewards? By Robert Todd 23 ACC Value Challenge at one year In-house counsel seem to have bought into the need for a new billing model, but just what does that model look like? By Kelly Harris COLUMNS 23 7 ENVIRONMENT Cross-border disputes Courts often ignore sovereign- ty arguments when it comes to multi-jurisdictional environ- mental issues. By Marc McAree 9 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Restrictive covenants Canadian and U.S. labour law differs greatly in the applicabil- ity of restrictive covenants. By Henry Dinsdale and Jeff Goodman Vol. 4 Issue 6 www.canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse DEPARTMENTS 11 QUIZ Test your knowledge of cross- border issues. By Frank E. Walwyn and Nikiforos Iatrou 31 Crossing the 49th Tough employment conditions lead to crackdown on foreign employees. By Daryl-Lynn Carlson 37 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT The big picture Incentives abound in the cross-border movie industry. By Paul Brent 41 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Cross-border counterparts Building pipelines is a North American affair for Enbridge. By Vawn Himmelsbach 47 DIY The annual Canadian Lawyer corporate counsel survey shows in-house lawyers are taking the do-it-yourself approach to greater demands on their legal departments. By Kelly Harris 50 IN CLOSING Our roundup of interesting trends and what's going on in legal departments. 41 For weekly INHOUSE news and updates go to: www.canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse INHOUSE DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 • 5 Undervalued Real Estate Undervalued Real Estate Undervalued Real Estate Undervalued Real Estate

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