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FROM: Victor J. Westman
DATE: July 18, 1997
SUBJECT: Waiver of Potential Conflict of Interest in Tobacco Litigation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
AUTHORIZE County Counsel, or his designee, to sign a letter waiving
any actual or potential conflict of interest arising from the
employment of Andrew Blum by the law firm of Heller, Ehrman, White
& McAuliffe .
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
The law firm of Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe represents Philip
Morris, Inc . , in the tobacco litigation. The law firm of Lieff,
Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein represents Contra Costa County, and
other counties . Andrew Burns was employed by the Lieff, Cabraser
law firm as a summer associate in 1996 and he performed
approiximately one hour of legal research for the tobacco
litigation. Mr. Burns has now been hired by the Heller, Ehrman law
firm. He will NOT be working on any tobacco litigation. It is
this potential or actual conflict of interest which the Lieff,
Cabraser law firm is asking the plaintiff counties to waive .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE�I�� ,
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 5, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT lI TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Vickie Dawes ATTESTED August 5, 1997
cc: County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
CAO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Health Services Dept . AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY �.�' �, DEPUTY
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