Identifying Government Clients for Purposes of Conflicts of Interest

Please note that Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has supplemented the August 2, 1984 letter opinion of former Attorney General Irwin I. Kimmelman (“Kimmelman Letter”), which pertains to the conflicts of interest analysis for outside counsel. Attorney General Grewal’s letter opinion of May 15, 2019 updates the Kimmelman Letter based on subsequent case law and practice. Attorney General Grewal’s letter can be found here. All appropriate outside counsel forms and exhibits will be updated with this May 15, 2019 opinion in the days to come.

The Attorney General of New Jersey, through the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Law is conducting the selection process for outside counsel through the issuance of Requests for Qualifications (RFQs). The Office of the Attorney General has issued RFQs for outside counsel for each of the following practice areas:

Request for Qualifications(RFQs)	Proposals Due
RFQ for Special Counsel for The New Jersey Department of the Treasury—Division of Investment Appointment to the Alternative Investments Pool. RFQ Notice, Exhibit A to Special Counsel Retention Agreements, and Exhibit B Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire in downloadable PDF	July 11, 2023 (By 4:00 p.m.)
RFQ for Special Counsel for General Litigation, Out-of-State Litigation, Wright Litigation, and State Vehicle Litigation RFQ Notice, Exhibit A to Special Counsel Retention Agreements, and Exhibit B Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire in downloadable PDF	June 12, 2023 (By 4:00 p.m.)
RFQ for Appointment to the CARES Act, ARP Act, and SSBCI Federal Compliance Counsel Pool. AMENDED May 4, 2023 RFQ Notice, Exhibit A to Special Counsel Retention Agreements, and Exhibit B Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire in downloadable PDF Addendum – May 4, 2023	May 31, 2023 (By 4:00 p.m.)
RFQ for Special Counsel for Venture Capital & Emerging Business Financing Counsel Pool RFQ Notice, Exhibit A to Special Counsel Retention Agreements, and Exhibit B Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire in downloadable PDF Response to Questions	May 16, 2023 (By 4:00 p.m.)
RFQ for Special Counsel for Employment Litigation RFQ Notice, Exhibit A to Special Counsel Retention Agreements, and Exhibit B Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire in downloadable PDF Response to Questions	May 12, 2023 (By 4:00 p.m.)
RFQ for Special Counsel for Federal Tax and Other Applicable Federal Law Compliance for the NJ Secure Choice Savings Program Board RFQ Notice, Exhibit A to Special Counsel Retention Agreements, and Exhibit B Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire in downloadable PDF*	March 23, 2023   Thank you for your interest in the Request for Qualifications for Special Counsel for Federal Tax and Other Applicable Federal Law Compliance for the NJ Secure Choice Savings Program Board.  The Division of Law has made certain adjustments to the information required in Exhibit B  – Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire. As a result, the deadline to submit responses to the Request for Qualifications has been extended to March 23, 2023.
RFQ for Special Counsel for Firearms Litigation 2022 NJ DOL Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire (MS Word Fillable Form) RFQ Notice Addendum No. 2 (Proposals due 10/5/22 at 5:00 p.m.) Response to Questions	October 5, 2022
RFQ for Natural Resource Damages (NRD) Litigation Exhibit A – Additional Terms Exhibit B – Cover Sheet Exhibit C – Diversity Questionnaire	July 16, 2021
RFQ for Responsible Party Investigations Standard DOL Consultant Terms Cover Sheet Conflict of Interest Form Financial Viability Assessment Checklists	June 1, 2021
RFQ for Bond Counsel for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority – Appointment to a Bond Counsel Pool (Conduit Financings) for a 2-Year Period 2021 NJ DOL Outside Counsel Diversity Questionnaire (MS Word Fillable Form)	June 17, 2021
RFQ for Special Counsel for the Division of Investment (Appointment to Pools for a 3-year Period with Addendum to RFQ)	05/18/2021
Special Counsel – Federal Energy Matters – FAQs	11/30/20
NJ Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to Serve for a 3-Year Period (2021, 2022 & 2023)	8/10/20
NJ Water Supply Authority – RFQ for Bond Counsel for a 3-Year Period (2020, 2021 & 2022)	7/21/20
Special Counsel for Intellectual Property Matters	1/31/20
E-Cigarette Litigation – Addendum No. 1 – Response to Questions	10/3/19
Agency Visa & Immigrtion Issues	11/12/18
Complex Litigation Response to Questions	11/12/18
Labor Negotiations –Response to Questions	11/12/18
Special Counsel for Firearms Safety Litigation	10/17/18
Request for Qualifications for Special Counsel for Natural Resource Damages Litigation –Response to Questions 2 –Response to Questions 1	10/4/18
NJ Transit Bus and Third Party Rail Claims and Light Rail Claims	3/3/17
NJ Transit FELA Claims	3/3/17
Out of State Litigation	3/3/17
Wright Litigation	3/3/17
E-Discovery Services (revised) E-Discovery Mandatory Coversheet for Proposal Addendum 1 Addendum 2 Q&A (Responses due 11/30/16) Addendum 3 (Proposals due 12/19/16) Addendum 4	12/19/16
Potential Responsible Party Investigation and Evaluation Responses to Questions Appendix A Appendix B	7/20/16
Employment Litigation	4/18/16
Insurance Coverage	4/18/16
Medical Malpractice Litigation	4/18/16
Municipal Court Defense Outside Counsel RFQ Publication Question & Answers	11/9/15
General Litigation Outside Counsel RFQ Publication Question & Answers	11/9/15

Outside Counsel Guidelines

Those interested may contact the Division of Law via email at RFQQUESTIONS@DOL.LPS.STATE.NJ.US