Reviews

"Anyone who is serious about business ethics needs to understand the law. Hasl-Kelchner provides a clear roadmap for business people to understand how to do the right thing."

-- Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO, Office Depot and
Chairman, Business Roundtable Corporate Governance Task Force

At last, a book that demystifies the relationship between business and the law . . . I found it easy to read and full of real life examples. The Business Guide to Legal Literacy should be required reading for every business manager.

-- Gary Krall, Chief Operations Officer, BioSignia, Inc.

"This work will be extremely valuable to CEOs and all other executives who are required to deal with the complexities and vagaries of today’s legal environment. Hanna Hasl-Kelchner has developed a straightforward and easily understandable approach to legal problems in the business context. She answers a number of critical questions. Why do some companies continue to insist on litigating weak cases and how can this mindset be overcome? What do business leaders really need to do to establish a regime of high ethical business standards? This work is successful because, in a number of unique and creative ways, it bridges the communication gap that sometimes exists between lawyers and their corporate clients."

 -- Larry D. Thompson, Senior Vice President Government Affairs, General Counsel & Secretary, PepsiCo, Inc.
Former Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice

"As a small business owner without corporate counsel I've used Hanna's rubrics to avoid pitfalls and maximize opportunities. Her use of cases, related conversationally instead of legalistically, drives the legal points deep into long-term memory. "

-- Tamela M. Rich, Managing Member, Thor Industrial Services, LLC

“Industry and management are in turmoil and “Legal Literacy” is an important aspect which will help secure the future success of perceptive managers if for no other reason than to avoid diversion of time, energy and resources to needless legal challenges.”

-- John W. Eschenlohr, retired Director and Executive Vice President, Degussa Corporation