Online Exclusive: Q&A with Stasia Kelly, counsel to DLA Piper’s White Collar, Corporate Crime and Investigations Practice.
It’s not much of a stretch to call 2010 the year of the corporate crisis. Toyota, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs and HP–five very different major corporate players encompassing a wide range of industries–all confronted the same challenge: preserving their carefully crafted corporate images in the face of devastating publicity. From multiple product recalls to a massive oil spill to securities fraud charges to a C-suite scandal, crises of epic proportions dominated the news. Smaller image-breaking issues roiled other companies throughout corporate America.
