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Texas Attorney Stands with Mexico Against Deadly US Border Tactics

8th February 2017
As US/Mexico relations deteriorated during US President Donald Trump's first weeks in office, a powerful Texas attorney is taking a Mexican cause célèbre to the highest court in the United States. Bob Hilliard stands with Mexico "Innocent Mexican citizens have been killed and their families have had no recourse through the court system to seek […]
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Union Denounces Passage of Destructive Anti-Worker Bill in Missouri

8th February 2017
The Teamsters Union strongly denounces an anti-worker bill recently passed by the Missouri legislature and signed by Gov. Eric Greitens making Missouri a right-to-work-for-less state. The destructive right-to-work law is designed to drive down wages and weaken workers' bargaining rights. States that have already mandated right to work have lower wages, higher unemployment and poverty […]
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Bipartisan Beer Tax Reform Bill to Provide Tax and Regulatory Relief to US Beer Industry

6th February 2017
A national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers, The Beer Institute, has released the following statement lauding the introduction of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S.236/H.R. 747) in both the US Senate by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) and the US House of Representatives by Representatives […]
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Proposal to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing Could Harm Florida Families and Consumers

3rd February 2017
Florida Petroleum Council (FPC) Executive Director David Mica has said that state Senator Dana Young's proposed legislation to ban oil and natural gas production is out-of-step with Florida consumers and families who are seeing the economic benefits of domestic energy development. "Our industry has a long history of providing environmental and economic benefits," said Mica. […]
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Chinese Businesses Face the Biggest Corruption Challenges

3rd February 2017
China is the country where businesses face the most potent combination of corruption risk and difficulty in obtaining a clear picture of the local business environment, followed by Iraq and then Nigeria. This is according to new analysis from global risk consultancy The Risk Advisory Group which found that companies can expect to encounter more […]
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Leticia Piloto-Rodriguez Speaks About Providing In-House Counsel

1st February 2017
We get the opportunity to speak to Chief Litigation Officer Leticia Piloto-Rodriguez, who reveals her secret to how she maintains her AV Preeminent® Rating. Providing in-house counsel to two upcoming companies: HotelPlanner and Meetings.com, Leticia speaks about the issues she deals with on a daily basis and how to avoid tarnishing relationships during money disputes. […]
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KRUK acquires Credit Base International

1st February 2017
 KRUK closed the transaction to acquire Credit Base International S.r.l. - the company it has worked with for the past few months on portfolio valuations and debt collection on the Italian market. Acquisition and integration of the company with 34 staff members, will support the expansion of KRUK’s operations in Italy. The target company’s 2015 […]
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