Canadian Lawyer InHouse

JANUARY 2016 16 INHOUSE C hris Hoeschen may well have the coolest job in- house these days. From the offi ces of UrtheCast Corp. on Vancouver's picturesque waterfront, he is leading the small legal team assembled for the Earth-observation imagery and services startup as the company prepares to expand internationally in a sector that was once just the domain of military and government players. Hoeschen is one of the four in-house lawyers we are profi ling in our fourth year of the InHouse View — an annual look at what leading corporate counsel are preparing to deal with for the year ahead. As Hoeschen told me in our interview, regulatory issues loom large for him at UrtheCast "… because, sometimes, taking pictures of things from space can be a sensitive subject." The role technology plays in what UrtheCast does is a major factor for Hoeschen as it is for Phil- ip Moore, senior vice president and deputy gen- eral counsel of TD Bank, and Genevieve Richard, senior corporate counsel of Belron Canada. For Moore and Richard, the evolution of technology is affecting the traditional lines of business for their organizations and putting their legal teams ring- side as the business units bring mobile and soft- ware as a service products to market — services their customers are demanding. For Marni Dicker, executive vice president, gen- eral counsel and corporate secretary of Infrastruc- ture Ontario, the evolving landscape of southern Ontario is in her sights from her offi ces at 777 Bay Street. Dicker's team of more than 30 lawyers will oversee expansion of some of the country's most travelled highways and much-needed transit infra- structure. Last year, Dicker was asked to add communica- tions for IO to her portfolio — a further step taken to make sure the brand of the organization is pro- tected — a brand respected around the world for the work it does for public sector projects. Brand protection is one thing all four in-house lawyers have in common. That protection from risk comes in many shapes and sizes these days — including cyber risk and the implications of global regulatory regimes. They also share the challenges of deciding what work they want to keep in-house while at the same time making sure they have the right expertise to advise their business clients on the cutting-edge work their organizations are doing. IH CHANGE Agents of BY JENNIFER BROWN Four in-house counsel working with diverse lines of business discuss the challenges they face for the year ahead and the importance of working with the right external counsel.

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