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C O L U M N S
9 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
When is an employee's off-duty conduct
a work-related issue?
By Erin Kuzz
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Old Man and the Sea of IP
By Noel Courage
13 LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
Quebec's New Code of Civil Procedure
By Bernard Jolin
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 NEWS ROUNDUP
A roundup of interesting trends and
news for legal departments
30 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Should retainer agreements include
fee arbitration clauses?
By Yamri Taddese
32 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Ontario's big gaming gamble
By Janet Guttsman
35 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Public sector legal warrior
By Sheldon Gordon
38 IN CLOSING
Building better relationships with
First Nations
By Hugh MacAulay
MATTHEW
BILLINGTON
The big sell-off
The deals can bring much-needed
dollars to the public sector, but
the sale of government-owned
real estate can be more political
and take longer than a purely
private transaction.
By Shannon Kari
Navigating the legislative and
regulatory landscape
In-house counsel in Ontario face
a variety of changes in law as old
legislation is updated and new laws
are introduced.
By Jennifer Brown
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COVER STORY
Brazil's corruption crackdown
No longer willing to let powerful crooks
game its systems, Brazil introduces
strong new anticorruption laws — and
they apply to Canadian businesses
operating in the country as well.
By Stefan Dubowski
