Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #GN27-106

Utah OAG seeks outside counsel for predictive-markets and gambling enforcement litigation

The Office of the Utah Attorney General is seeking outside counsel for predictive-markets and gambling enforcement litigation. - Government buyer: Office of the Utah Attorney General (OAG), State of Utah. The OAG is the issuing and conducting procurement unit; the Division of Purchasing is providing a courtesy posting. - Requested services: One or more law firms to evaluate, investigate, and pursue litigation against predictive-markets and gambling companies over alleged consumer-protection, gambling, public-safety, and related legal violations. Work may cover state or federal cases, discovery, pleadings, settlement, trial, post-trial proceedings, and appeals, on behalf of Utah and its officers, agencies, or entities. - Team and firm requirements: Proposals must identify a Lead Counsel and three to six Senior Attorneys with relevant complex-litigation and trial experience. The firm must demonstrate capacity to sustain at least $1.5 million in annual associate and staff salaries for five consecutive years. Participating attorneys and paralegals must have at least $5 million in professional-liability coverage per incident; conflict certification, background checks, and government-contracting eligibility are also required. - Compensation: Proposed contingent fee, plus reimbursement of authorized costs and expenses. Hourly work requires advance authorization. Cost and technical proposals are evaluated separately. - Vendors and OEMs: No law firms or other commercial vendors are named in the provided materials; no OEMs or manufactured products are requested. - Period of performance: Continues until the matters, including appeals, conclude or are otherwise resolved, the OAG decides not to pursue them further, or the contract is terminated. No fixed end date or option years are specified.

Description

The Office of the Utah Attorney General seeks one or more law firms to provide legal services for evaluating and pursuing litigation involving predictive markets and gambling companies. The matters may involve alleged violations of consumer protection, gambling, and public safety laws, and claims for monetary, injunctive, or other relief on behalf of the State of Utah or its entities. The successful firm may be asked to file multiple cases in federal or state venues; compensation is a contingent fee plus reimbursement of authorized costs and expenses. The contract continues through the conclusion of litigation, including appeals, or until the OAG decides not to pursue litigation further or terminates the contract.

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