# Professor Karen Brenner discusses the Volkswagen scandal and its impact on the company's reputation

1 Faculty News September 23, 2015 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/09/23/what-the-volkswagon-scandal-means-for-germanys-economy-and-the-rest-of-europe/) -- "'This has tarnished a huge, iconic company, so it’s going to be a long and slow process to restore this company,' said [Karen Brenner](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/karen-brenner), a business professor who is executive director of law and business initiatives at New York University. 'The damage is only beginning to unfold.'"

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