Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Affirmative Litigation Legal Services Entity’s Name/Addresses: 1. D’Arcy Johnson Day, P.C., 3120 Fire Road, Suite 100, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08234 2. Motley Rice, LLC., 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 1001, Washington, D.C. 20004 3. Law Offices of Eric Pennington, P.C., 1 Gateway Center, Suite 105, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Contingency Fee Funding Source: Contract Period: September 28, 2017 through September 27, 2018 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Authorizing the City to retain the legal services of two (2) law firms to help it affirmatively address the opioid crisis by investigating pharmaceutical companies and seeking to hold them accountable for their actions and misconduct.