Title
ADD-ON - Authorization to Enter into an Agreement with Selected Law Firm to Provide Outside Counsel Services for Opioid Litigation
Description
Request to authorize the City Attorney, through the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a legal services agreement with the law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP to provide legal services to investigate and (if appropriate) file suit against manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors of prescription opioids.
Report
Summary
The City Attorney's Office issued a Request for Proposals from lawyers and law firms to provide legal services to the City. The responses were evaluated by Brad Holm, City Attorney; Daniel Brown, Chief Assistant City Attorney; and Anoop Bhatheja, Assistant City Attorney. The City Attorney is authorized to enter into an agreement with Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP to provide legal services for the City of Phoenix.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City of Phoenix, because these legal fees will be done on a contingency basis.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Law Department.