Division of Law

Request for Qualifications for Special Counsel

Request for Qualifications for Special Counsel

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.

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

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

May 31, 2023 (By 4:00 p.m.)

RFQ for Special Counsel for Venture Capital & Emerging Business Financing Counsel Pool

May 16, 2023 (By 4:00 p.m.)

RFQ for Special Counsel for Employment Litigation

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

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

October 5, 2022

RFQ for Natural Resource Damages (NRD) Litigation

July 16, 2021

RFQ for Responsible Party Investigations

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

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
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– Addendum No. 1
– Response to Questions
10/3/19
Agency Visa & Immigrtion Issues 11/12/18
Complex Litigation
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Response to Questions
11/12/18
Labor Negotiations
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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
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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)

12/19/16

Potential Responsible Party Investigation and Evaluation

7/20/16
Employment Litigation 4/18/16
Insurance Coverage 4/18/16
Medical Malpractice Litigation 4/18/16

Municipal Court Defense

11/9/15

General Litigation

11/9/15

Outside Counsel Guidelines
Outside Counsel Guidelines

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

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