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The sentence 'There is no such thing as bad publicity' Talks exactly about cases like this.

The polish PR firm is about to get a wave of leads from this 'negative PR'

So? The only way things are going to change is by bringing it to light. What does it matter if in the short term the bad guys get some free press?

Also, some clients concerned with the negative association will decide to move to another firm.