District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-0646 — Contract No. DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024

Last action — Resolution R25-0477, Effective from Apr 02, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 004129

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Council
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The new version of the bill simplifies and streamlines the resolution to approve a multi-year legal contract with Tycko & Zavareei LLP for the Office of the Attorney General. Specifically, it clearly states the emergency nature of the contract and the need for immediate approval without lengthy background details or prior correspondence. This change is important because it speeds up the process, allowing the Office of the Attorney General to continue its essential consumer protection work without interruption.

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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Office of the Attorney General A TTORNEY G ENERAL BRIAN L.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-477 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA April 2, 2024 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract No.
SCHWALB February 21, 2024 The Honorable Phil Mendelson Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia John A.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General.
Wilson Building Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chairman Mendelson:
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Contract No.
Enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is proposed emergency legislation, the “Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2024” and accompanying emergency declaration resolution (“legislation”) to approve the award of the proposed definitive multiyear Contract Number DCCB-2024-F-0010 to Tycko & Zavareei LLP.
This contract arranges for outside legal counsel from Tycko & Zavareei LLP to assist OAG with an investigation and potential litigation against identified targets for violations of the Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
The contract is a definitive multi-year, contingency-fee contract with a not-to-exceed contract amount of $60 million.
The base period of performance is from the date of award through five years thereafter.
This contract will definitize a letter contract awarded on January 9, 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Deputy Attorney General Candyce Phoenix at (202) 788- or Candyce.Phoenix@dc.gov.
Sincerely, Brian L.
Schwalb Attorney General Enclosures ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sixth Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20001-5790, (202) 727-3400, Fax (202) 730-0484 2 hairman Phil Mendelson at the requestfthe Attorney General 5 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To declare the existence ofan emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP to provide legal services to the Office ofthe Attorney General.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of2024".
(a) There exists a need approve multiyear Contract No.
(a) There exists a need to approve multiyear Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP to provide legal services to the Office ofthe Attorney General for a consumer protection matter.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General for a consumer protection matter.
(b) Because this is a multiyear contract and involves expenditures in excess of $1 million during a 12-month period, Council approval ofthis contract is required by section 451 ofthe District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
(b) Because this is a multiyear contract and involves expenditures in excess of $1 million during a 12-month period, Council approval of this contract is required by section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
Official Code§ 1-204.51).
Official Code § 1-204.51).
(c) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation ofthese vital services.
(c) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of2024 be adopted after a single reading.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE A TTORNEY G ENERAL BRIANL.
SCHWALB PRIVILEGED ACONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY G ENERAL ATTORNEY-LIENTCOMMUNICATION LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION MEMORANDUM TO:
Kirti Suri Assistant Attorney General Commercial Division FROM:
Megan D.
Browder Deputy Attorney General Legal Counsel Division DATE:
February 2, 2024 SUBJECT:
Legal Sufficiency Review of the “Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2024” and Accompanying Emergency Declaration Resolution (AE-24-188) _____________________________________________________________________________________ This memorandum responds to your request that the Legal Counsel Division (the “Division”) provide a legal sufficiency review of the “Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2024” and the accompanying emergency declaration resolution (together, “the Legislation”).
Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
803;
D.C.
Official Code § 1-204.51), and section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C.
Law 18-371;
D.C.
Official Code § 2-352.02), the Legislation approves multiyear Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP, to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General for a consumer protection matter, and authorizes payment in the not-to- exceedamountof$60millionforgoodsandservicesreceivedandtobereceivedunderContractNo.DCCB- 2024-F-0010.1 The legislation is legally sufficient, and I have attached a Certificate of Legal Sufficiency for your use.
If you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Ben Moskowitz, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Legal Counsel Division, at (202) 724-5565, or me at (202) 724-5524.
MDB/bem 1This Division has not reviewed the underlying contract for legal sufficiency and offers no opinion as to its legal sufficiency.
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Legal Counsel Division MEMORANDUM TO:
Tomás Talamante Director Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs FROM:
Megan D.
Browder Deputy Attorney General Legal Counsel Division DATE:
February 2, 2024 SUBJECT:
Legal Sufficiency Review of the “Contract No.
DCCB-2024-F-0010 with Tycko & Zavareei LLP Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2024” and Accompanying Declaration Resolution (AE-24-188) ________________________________________________________________________ This is to Certify that this Office has reviewed the above-referenced legislation 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) 724-5524.
_________________________________ Megan D.
Browder Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 409, Washington, D.C.
20004 Phone (202) 724-5524 Email:
megan.browder@dc.gov
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Action History

  1. Resolution R25-0477, Effective from Apr 02, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 004129

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0477

  3. Final Reading, CC

  4. Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  5. PR25-0646 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading, CC

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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