27 March 2008
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell recently joined CFIF Corporate Counsel and Senior Vice President Renee Giachino to discuss his role as attorney general, which he believes requires a balanced approach between good consumer protection and protection of the free enterprise system, and how this approach and the states legal reform climate have helped Virginia earn a top ten ranking as a pro-business state.
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