28 Apr 2014

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tarp4X432RI LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling didn't give new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver much time to get settled into his new desk chair this weekend.  Silver found himself thrust into the racial controversy and when he finally addressed the media, this is how it went. It should be noted that Silver is a lawyer by training, so it makes sense that he k...

23 Apr 2014

Last week I had lunch with a prospective client in the Oil and Gas industry who spent a number of years with BP, mainly in their Community Relations department.  The topic of conversation quickly shifted to their efforts to install what could be a controversial plant in the Southern Texas area.  I asked him what they were doing to meet any "resistance" from the community towards the proj...