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CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE JANUARY 2017
Fee discussions
shift from AFAs
to value
The Annual Canadian
Lawyer Corporate
Counsel Survey found
the use of AFAs has
declined from last year,
but experimentation
continues
By Mallory Hendry
www.canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse
VOLUME 12/ISSUE 1
For weekly INHOUSE news and updates go to:
canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse
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C O L U M N S
9 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Complying with new harassment
legislation in Ontario
By Laura Williams
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Software patent eligibility
in Canada: IP year in review
By Stacy Rush, Giselle Chin
and Andrew Kaikai
13 LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
Is it just mere formalities?
By Hubert Camirand and Daniel Baum
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 NEWS ROUNDUP
A roundup of interesting trends and news
for legal departments
28 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Making municipalities work
By Janet Guttsman
32 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
For the people
By Jennifer Brown
39 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Embracing the role of trusted adviser
By Danny Bradbury
42 IN CLOSING
Managing the unexpected in
multi-jurisdictional or
cross-border transactions
By Robert Soccio
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COVER STORY VIEW 2017
Innovating for the business
In-house counsel from Herschel
Supply Co., D-Wave Systems,
Janssen Inc. and IBM Canada
discuss how they work with their
business units to enable innovation
to fl ourish both internally and
externally for clients
By Jennifer Brown
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