CONTENTS
IN HOUSE COUNSEL
DO YOU NEED A J.D. & AN MBA?
Experts on whether it’s worth
getting an MBA
MORE SCHOOL?
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Features
PRIVACY
Luis Millan on how organizations should deal
with growing privacy concerns in the digital age
16
Opinion
EDITOR’S DESK
Our cover story reveals that getting an MBA can
give in-house counsel the edge they’re looking for
6
INVESTIGATIONS
Paul Paton on how in-house counsel can navigate
complicated internal, regulatory investigations
8
CONTESTS
Eric Swetsky on lessons learnt from contest and
promotion disasters from the past
10
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EA’S OFFICE
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PRIVACY PLEASE!
12 REVIEWS
Shekhar Parmar and Alice Toal’s on how to prepare
for year-end reviews, whether you are doling one
out to a subordinate or getting one from your boss
Regulars
20 THE IN CROWD
In-house counsel at the Canadian Bar Association’s
annual national conference held in Halifax this year
30 OFFICE SPACE
An inside look at the picturesque Electronic Arts’s office
campus in Burnaby, B.C., which features a soccer pitch,
basketball court, arcade and drool-worthy cafeteria
34 FINAL WORD
Don Padget, counsel for Alberta Justice,
on volunteering in Wild Rose Country
