Canadian Lawyer InHouse

Oct/Nov 2012

Legal news and trends for Canadian in-house counsel and c-suite executives

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INHOUSE canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse FEATURES 20 COVER STORY Bringing e-discovery inside: 12 tips for in-house counsel How large corporate legal depart- ments are taking control of the litigation discovery process. By Jim Middlemiss 28 Cashing in on REIT fever Canadian Real Estate Investment Trusts have become the darling of the investment community, creat- ing a lot of activity for law firms and corporate departments. By Michael McKiernan COLUMNS 11 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Time to revisit existing contracts? By Henry Dinsdale and Jeff Goodman 13 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SCC rules on copyright royalties By Adrian Zahl 15 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS Firing for dishonesty By Malcolm J. MacKillop and Hendrik T. Nieuwland DEPARTMENTS 7 NEWS ROUNDUP Our roundup of interesting trends and news for legal departments. For weekly INHOUSE news and updates go to: canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse Vol. 7 Issue 5 35 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Technology bucks M&A trends other sectors. By Vawn Himmelsbach Mega trends in the industry are prompting interest from dealmak- ers while activity remains flat in 39 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT Taking control of the client feedback process 20 Firms are trying to improve review processes with key clients, but retailer Target decided it wanted to conduct the reviews and hand out the report cards. By Jennifer Brown 43 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Making life long learning a priority in-house riences as well as education. By Jennifer Brown General counsel for trucking company was not model student but now sees benefit of life expe- 46 IN CLOSING Checking in on how the department is perceived By Ken Fredeen 28 43 CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2012 • 5

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