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11:25 PM 5/5/11 CCCA_V5No2_ToC-FIN.qxd:CCCA_V1No2_ToC-V1.qxd CANADIAN CORPORATE CCCA COUNSEL ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE magazine DES CONSEILLERS (ÈRES) JURIDIQUES D’ENTREPRISES CCCA IS A CBA CONFERENCE L’ACCJE EST UNE Page 3 Table of Contents Leading Corporate Counsel • Le conseiller juridique d’entreprise – Droit devant CONFÉRENCE DE L’ABC SUMMER 2011 ÉTÉ Volume 5, No. 2 5 From the Editor: From cost centre to trusted adviser How do corporate counsel prove their value to their organizations? By building relationships. 7 From the Chair: A Canadian success story After a hugely successful National Spring Conference, join us for this year’s CCCA Annual Conference in Halifax. 43 Deals & Developments A look at some of the deals, acquisitions and financings that took place over the last several months. 49 CCCA News: A wrap-up of the CCCA Spring Conference, including a look at the In-House Counsel Barometer Survey. Features 22 22 Reaching out How corporate counsel can engage stakeholders to minimize the risks to their companies’ reputations. By Pablo Fuchs Cover photography by Robert Karpa 30 Brand power Branding is not exactly new to law firms, but increased competition is forcing them to get serious about it. By Beverley Spencer 36 Q & A: Andrew Ross Sorkin The NewYorkTimes columnist and author of Too Big to Fail discusses lessons lost on Wall Street and what might save the world from the next financial cataclysm. 30 Interview byYves Faguy Departments 8 Performance in the Law Department How regional retainers are paying off for both sides. By Richard G. Stock 10 Ethics Retaliation and backlash against whistleblowers are very common in the workplace.They’re also bad for business. By ChristaWessel 36 13 Legislative Update A wave of new not-for-profit corporate laws will help NFPs organize their affairs to suit their needs. ByWayne D. Gray 17 Employment Law How to prevent and remedy economic loss caused by departing employees. By NikolayY. Chsherbinin 20 Profile: Antoinette Bozac The general counsel of Canada Lands Company keeps her eye on the big picture. By Bev Cline Legal Update 54 Defending against an unrepresented corporation When can the court grant a corporation leave to proceed without representation? And what can you do 20 about it? By Christopher A.Wayland and Qian Mou ÉTÉ 2011 CCCA Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 3