GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of the Attorney General
A
TTORNEY GENERAL
BRIAN L. SCHWALB
February 10, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is proposed
emergency legislation, the “Contract No. DCCB-2025-F -0003 with Edelson PC Approval and
Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025” and accompanying emergency declaration
resolution (“legislation”) to approve the award of the proposed definitive multiyear Contract Number
DCCB-2025-F -0003 to Edelson PC.
Under the proposed contract, Edelson PC will assist OAG with an investigation and potential
litigation against identified targets for violation of law related to past marketing, selling, and
installation of lead water pipes. The Contract is a multi-year contingency fee contract, under which
the Contractor will only be compensated if the District realizes a monetary recovery, either through
settlement, judgement, or otherwise.
The not-to-exceed amount of this contract is $85 million, and
the base period of performance is from the date of the award through five years thereafter. This
contract will definitize a letter contract awarded on October 21, 2024.
If you have any questions , please have your staff contact Interim Deputy Attorney General Sarah
Comeau at (202)-724-6611 or at sarah.comeau@dc.gov.
I look forward to the Council’s favorable consideration of this contract .
Sincerely,
Brian L. Schwalb
Attorney General
Enclosures
400 Sixth Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20001- 5790 | (202) 727- 3400 | Fax (202) 730- 0484 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
~~~
~ fulMendelson
at the request
of the Attorney General
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
13 To declare the existence
of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multi year Contract
14 No. DCCB-2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the
15 Attorney General.
16
17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Contract No. DCCB-2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC Emergency
19 Declaration Resolution of 2025".
20 Sec. 2. (a) There exists a need
to approve multiyear Contract No. DCCB-2025-F-0003
21 with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General for Public
22 Advocacy Division matters.
23 (b) Because this is a multi year contract and involves expenditures in excess of $1 million
24 during a 12-month period, Council approval
of this contract is required by section 451 of the
25 District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official
26
Code§ 1-204.51).
27 (
c) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
28 Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
29 emergency circumstances making it necessary that the "Contract No. DCCB-2025-F-0003 with
30 Edelson PC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025" be adopted after a
31 single reading. Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 32
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of the Attorney General
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BRIAN L. SCHWALB
Commercial Division
REVISED MEMORANDUM
TO: Sarina Loy
Deputy Director
Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs
FROM: Robert Schildkraut
Section Chief
Government Contracts Section
DATE:
January 29, 2025
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Action for Outside Legal Counsel
Contract Number: DCCB-2025-F-0003
Contractor: Edelson PC
Proposed Contract Amount: NTE $85,000,000 (5-Year Amount)
This is to Certify that this Office has reviewed the above-referenced Contract and that we have
found it to be legally sufficient.
If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 724- 4018.
______________________________
Robert Schildkraut