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Opportunity and Crisis: A Primer on Business Continuity Planning

February 2010
Business ContinuityGeneral

Abstract

Governments and regulatory authorities have, for some time, encouraged private sector companies to create and implement contigency plans in the event that a crisis occurs. As a consequence of the globally disruptive events experienced since 2001, many national stock exchanges have imposed such requirements on listed companies and increasingly, comprehensive government regulation now requires such planning to be undertaken by the private sector. Moreover, key economic sectors such as banking and finance, public health and energy, now have regulatory requirements regarding such plans.

Author

Gabrielle Brussel
Of Counsel, Interstate JCDecaux, LLC, USA

Ms. Brussel has been with Interstate JCDecaux, LLC from its inception. Prior to that she was General Counsel of JCDecaux North America, Inc. for 7 years and in private practice before that. She has practiced law for over twenty years. In addition to her law degree from Brooklyn Law School, she holds a Masters in International Relations from the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University.

Company

Interstate JCDecaux, LLC

Interstate JCDecaux, LLC is an out-of-home media joint venture between Interstate Chicago, LLC and JCDecaux North America, Inc., a member of the JCDecaux Group. Interstate JCDecaux is the private sector partner of the City of Chicago for the City Digital Network, the nation's first large-format digital communications network on public land reaching the traveling public with public service, emergency and commercial messaging throughout Chicago.

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