INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Counsel are driven in Canada's challenging
AUTO SECTOR
As gas prices rise and manufacturing plants close, it's no surprise that in-house counsel in the auto sector have tough times ahead. But the rewards outnumber the challenges, say lawyers working in the industry. By Derek Hill
"I
t's tough in our industry," said Neil Macdonald, vice president, general coun- sel, and secretary of Gen- eral Motors of Canada
Ltd., when asked about the challenges of working in the automobile sector. No kidding. Every day Canadians shake their heads
and/or their fi sts as they pull up to their local fi lling stations. Record-high gaso- line prices of $1.40 per litre are being
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