Government,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal
Dec. 16, 2021
LA utility doesn’t want city attorney representation for federal probe
The utility board president, Cynthia McClain-Hill, sent the city attorney a letter requesting his authorization to engage independent attorneys to represent the department on legal matters under investigation by the FBI and Department of Justice, including an overbilling class action.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Board of Commissioners asked City Attorney Mike Feuer to remove three assistant city attorneys from their role representing the department in legal matters "due to apparent conflicts of interest involving city lawyers."
Board President Cynthia McClain-Hill sent Feuer a letter Monday requesting his authorization to engage independent attorneys to represent the department on legal matters under...
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