It’s election time, and our business clients should view this as an opportunity. Nowadays, any mundane business issue—from land development and taxation to product packaging and worker benefits—can mean dealing with local government, which usually means coping with predatory local politics.
For a corporation needing to influence inflexible municipal decision-making and attitudes, the options historically have been unsatisfactory. There is the hard power approach of coercive litigation. It feels strong and righteous. However, zero-sum lawsuits are expensive and uncertain and the ultimate destroyer of goodwill over the long term.
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