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Halifax, known as a left-leaning school, because she "just liked the vibe, was there she developed a love for law. "I love learning but didn't know I was going to love law school, loved asking questions and engaging in debate — I realized in some ways knowledge is power and if you learn things you can help others who might not be able to advocate for themselves." Brown worked as a summer student at Torys LLP in Toronto and clerked for the Federal Court of Canada in Ottawa, where she met her husband. After moving back to Toronto, she was called to the bar and worked as an associate at Torys for four years. Then she reached a point in her career where she had to make a decision: become a partner at a law firm or take a different career path altogether. "My training (at Torys) was amaz- ing," she says. "You work really hard . . . and there's something good that comes from working that hard. view, right away she felt at home and could picture herself working there. "Because I grew up in Montreal, the Molson name had a lot of meaning and resonance for me, asked me, 'Why Molson?' (I said) because Molson is a company that has a soul." Molson was one of the found- projects. In recent times, the com- pany has made major contributions to the Montreal General Hospital, the Canadian Paraplegic Association, the Douglas Hospital Corporation, and the Boy Scouts of Canada. "It's more than a company and ing families of Montreal and over the decades has been involved in a number of philanthropic causes, from the arts to sports to infrastructure " she says. "They ORDER # 804477-67804 $202 $181.80 Hardcover approx. 1100 pages December 2008 978-0-88804-477-8 SAVE 10%* *Offer valid until December 31, 2012. Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offer from Carswell. she realized she wanted something different and, in what she calls seren- dipitous events, she got a call for a job at Molson. When she went for the job inter- " But " and it " she says. "I promotions to negotiating and drafting contracts, overseeing procurement deals to buy barley and hops, and doing M&A work (in the past five years Molson has bought Creemore Springs Brewery and Granville Island Brewing Co.). "In a small legal group, you have fun and challenging," the ability to be a generalist and do all sorts of law — environment, employ- ment, corporate law, anything — and that makes it says Brown. still a challenge — especially now with her two-year-old daughter Kyla. "I only ended up having a child when I was 39," she says. "I spent my 20s and 30s building my career. I didn't pay a lot of attention to my personal life, yet always knew based on my personal beliefs the most important thing in your life is your family. I'm thrilled and so happy to be a mom . . . it's a gift given to me later on in life. Maintaining work/life balance is " IH POWERFUL GUIDANCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF COMMERCIAL LEASING SHOPPING CENTRE LEASES, SECOND EDITION EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: HARVEY M. HABER, Q.C., LSM Shopping Centre Leases has been considered the definitive resource on the subject since 1976. The expanded second edition brings you powerful guidance today. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX ISSUES Take advantage of the expertise of Harvey Haber and 50 other top commercial leasing practitioners in Canada. This compendium of articles and precedents covers all aspects of commercial leasing including: • Technology and telecommunications concerns • • Leasing aspects of the franchise relationship • Pandemic preparedness for building owners and managers Insurance for shopping centres • Transfers of lease, assigning, subletting, and change of control • Agreements to lease, letters of intent, and term sheets • Operating costs and other additional rents in a commercial lease from a landlord's and tenant's perspective Shopping Centre Leases, Second Edition includes numerous precedents to help you draft your own agreements and a Table of Cases to help you locate the decisions you need. I was really attracted to that," says Brown. She started her career path with Molson in 2000, becoming CLO in July 2009, and now oversees a legal team of 13 people. Her team is respon- sible for everything from review- ing advertisements, contests, and INHOUSE JUNE/JULY 2012 • 37 AVAILABLE RISK-FREE FOR 30 DAYS Order online at www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 In Toronto: 416-609-3800 Shipping and handling are extra. Price subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. CANADA LAW BOOK®

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