RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Counsel, or designee, to execute, on behalf of Contra Costa County, an assignment of a legal services contract from Wendel Rosen, LLP, to Fennemore, LLP, dba Fennemore Wendel, effective July 1, 2022, as recommended by the County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Eminent domain and real property matters will be charged to pertinent project accounts. The hourly rates for attorneys and paralegals will remain unchanged following the assignment.
BACKGROUND:
The County entered into a legal services contract with Wendel Rosen, LLP, dated September 21, 2021, for specialized legal services in connection with eminent domain and real property matters. Effective July 1, 2022, Wendel Rosen, LLP merged with the law firm Fennemore, LLP. Following the merger, Fennemore, LLP is doing business as "Fennemore Wendel." To enable firm attorneys to continue to provide specialized legal services on the County's behalf, the existing legal services contract needs to be assigned to Fennemore, LLP, dba Fennemore Wendel, effective July 1, 2022.
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