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District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0514

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1- ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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2+400 Sixth Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20001-5790, (202) 727-3400, Fax (202) 730-0484
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4+GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
5+Office of the Attorney General
6+ATTORNEY GENERAL
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8+BRIAN L. SCHWALB
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10+November 1, 2023
11+The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chairman
12+Council of the District of Columbia
13+John A. Wilson Building
14+1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
15+Washington, DC 20004
16+Dear Chairman Mendelson:
17+Enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is proposed
18+emergency legislation, the “Contract No. DCCB-2023-F-0043 with Edelson PC Approval and
19+Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2024,” and an accompanying emergency declaration
20+resolution to approve the award of the proposed definitive multiyear Contract Number DCCB-
21+2023-F-0043 to Edelson PC.
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6-A RESOLUTION
23+From time to time, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) requires the assistance of outside
24+counsel to carry out its mission. Drawing on the resources of specialized outside counsel allows
25+OAG to vastly expand the types of cases it can bring and the rights it can enforce. Outside counsel
26+services are especially helpful in matters involving complex facts and legal theories, often with
27+national or multi-national targets. This contract arranges for Edelson PC to provide OAG with
28+outside legal services to pursue Consumer Protection Procedures Act claims against Meta
29+Platforms, Inc. and Instagram, LLC related to their use of deceptive and unfair trade practices
30+that target and harm children.
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32+The contract is a definitive multi-year, contingency-fee contract. With contingency-fee contracts,
33+the amount the contractor will receive depends on if and when the District realizes a monetary
34+recovery; the contractor will not receive any compensation for the costs it incurs or for the
35+services it provides if the District never realizes a monetary recovery. The not-to-exceed amount
36+of this contract is $55 million, and the base period of performance is from the date of award
37+through five years thereafter. This contract will definitize a letter contract awarded on August 17,
38+2023.
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40+If you have any questions, please contact Deputy Attorney General Candyce Phoenix at (202)
41+788-2066 or Candyce.Phoenix@dc.gov. I look forward to favorable consideration of this
42+contract.
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44+ Sincerely,
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46+ Brian L. Schwalb
47+Attorney General
48+Enclosures
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61+at the request of the Attorney General
62+A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
1063 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12-November 7, 2023
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15-To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract
16-No. DCCB-2023-F-0043 with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the
17-Attorney General.
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19- RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
20-resolution may be cited as the “Contract No. DCCB-2023-F-0043 with Edelson PC Approval and
21-Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
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23- Sec. 2. (a) There exists a need to approve multiyear Contract No. DCCB-2023-F-0043
24-with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General for a consumer-
25-protection matter.
26- (b) Because this is a multiyear contract and involves expenditures in excess of $1 million
27-during a 12-month period, Council approval of this contract is required by section 451 of the
28-District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official
64+13 To declare the existence
65+of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract
66+14 No. DCCB-2023-F-0043 with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the
67+15 Attorney General.
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69+17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
70+18 resolution may be cited as the "Contract No. DCCB-2023-F-0043 with Edelson PC Emergency
71+19 Declaration Resolution
72+of 2023".
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74+2. (a) There exists a need to approve multiyear Contract No. Contract No. DCCB-
75+21 2023-F-0043 with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General for
76+22 a consumer protection matter.
77+23 (b) Because this is a multiyear contract and involves expenditures in excess of $1 million
78+24 during a 12-month period, Council approval
79+of this contract is required by section 451 of the
80+25 District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D. C. Official
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2982 Code§ 1-204.51).
30- (c) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
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32- Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
33-emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. DCCB-2023-F-0043 with
34-Edelson PC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2023 be adopted after a
35-single reading.
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37- Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
83+27 (c) Council approval
84+is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
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86+3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
87+29 emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. DCCB-2023-F-0043 with
88+30 Edelson PC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act
89+of 2023 be adopted after a
90+31 single reading. Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 32