CHICAGO: Andersen's indictment on criminal charges by theDepartment of Justice has had a "dramatic, detrimental impact,
on itsPR strategy, according to the accounting firm's PR consultant CharlieLeonard.
Andersen's in-house and external PR teams have been coping with themedia and client fallout following the indictment, connected to thedestruction of Enron-related documents surrounding that company'sbankruptcy.
Last week, Andersen CEO Joe Berardino resigned, saying that hiscontinuing "could become an impediment to the efforts of former US Fedchairman Paul Volcker (chairman of the Andersen Independent OversightBoard), and ...