Don't stop 'til you get enough

Industry groups that hire advisers to represent the collective interests of the group must rely on the professional integrity of the adviser to refrain from engaging in conflicts of interest. Imagine the chagrin of members of the Heating Association when they learned that their PR and lobbying agency, AMI Communications/Pan Solutions, was acting on behalf of a single member, ČEZ, instead of representing the entire group. AMI circulated a position paper on CO2 credits to association members but failed to mention that only ČEZ would qualify for Kč 68bn in free credits, because of a March 2010 investment-plan deadline that was omitted and that no one else could meet. Even ČEZ's buddies at J&T were blindsided. Why would ČEZ and AMI step on so many toes? Well, Kč 68bn is Kč 68bn. And rumor has it that Martin Roman knows he only has six months left at the helm of ČEZ.