LAURIE A. MACFARLANE is Senior Counsel,Litigation, at the Legal Department of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.  She graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School(1989) and is called to the Ontario Bar (1991). For the past fifteen years, Ms. MacFarlane has been involved in allaspects of litigation management and dispute resolution, including managingcomplex commercial disputes and class actions. Prior to joining CIBC, Ms. MacFarlane practised commercial litigation ata Toronto lawfirm.